aaamusic | On 28, Sep 2010

San Franciscan collective Still Flyin have released the video for ‘Victory Walker (2AM’), taken from their outstanding new EP ‘A Party In Motion’ (out on Moshi Moshi on the 4th October). Still Flyin’ are currently on tour in the UK right now, full details of the live dates are below, including London’s Hoxton Bar and Kitchen on the 30th September.

Watch this delightfully bizarre homage to the 80s, ‘Victory Walker’ is ‘Club Tropicana’ when the pool and the drinks have ran dry or Miami Vice on the verge of a double-dip recession:

Band leader Sean Rawls gives us his take on the inspiration behind this video:

“Athens, Georgia. 4am. Sunday night. Desolation. Exhaustion. Feeling strung-out. Life examinations. Spirit tests.

“Victory Walker is a song about a lonely dude who stalks the Night and I wanted a video to capture the feel of that. Bren [percussion] and I were recently in Athens, GA for a couple of weeks to record an album with another band we’re in (Masters Of The Hemisphere). Mindy [vocals] was around the area for her sister’s wedding. Ice and OJ live in Atlanta. Five Still Flyin jammers was all we needed for this film. Ice and Ian and Sharky were locals who have film making prowess (Ian in particular helped with the Ghost Town video and works on big time rap videos for a living).

“Our only opportunity to do this was a Sunday night. In Georgia, you can’t sell alcohol on Sundays out of respect to their Lord Jesus Christ, so everything is totally shut down on Sunday night. A city of shadows. Add to that that it we filmed until 4am (those bits of me walking the streets were the last thing we did), and it was this very surreal and perfect foundation – a town without a single soul on the streets except for one: the Victory Walker.”

Still Flyin’ emerged from San Francisco as a much-loved indie-party band, who quickly became one of the most unique, must-see live shows in the Bay Area. Averaging 15 members, Still Flyin’ have always had a taste for the unexpected. ‘A Party In Motion’ sees them shed their well-worn reggae outer-garments in favour of something a whole lot NEU!er.

Known across the spheres for their uplifting party jams, unhinged stage show and general sense of throw-down, the gargantuan San Franciscan collective (at times featuring members of Love Is All, Architecture in Helsinki, The Aisler Set and The Lucksmiths) have adopted a more pulsating, repetitive backdrop on these seven songs to match their newfound urge to roll the melodies out one-by-one, layer upon layer, making for an epic listen and an even more epic dance party. Under the guidance of producer Haima Marriott (Architecture in Helsinki), Still Flyin’ have bravely leapt from their comfort zone, while keeping their carefree credo intact.

Tracks: ‘Victory Walker (2AM)’/ ‘Bull Riff’/ ‘Strength’/ ‘Stay Wild, Tokelau’/ ‘Neu Idea’/ ‘Victory Walker (6AM)’ / ‘Higher Than Five’

UK Tour Dates
Tues 28 September. – Glasgow – Captain’s Rest
Wed 29 September. – Sheffield – Plug
Thurs 30 September. – London – Hoxton Bar & Kitchen