aaamusic | On 01, Nov 2011

Hyde & Beast have revealed the new video for their new single ‘You Will Be Lonely’. Fast becoming a live favourite, the single will be released on November 14th through the North East duo’s own label, Tail Feather Records and amidst their first headline UK tour which starts next week in Newcastle. The full list of dates can be found below.

Ian West – the director behind Hyde & Beast’s stylish earlier videos for ‘(and the) Pictures in the Sky’ and ‘Never Come Back’ – has returned to complete his trilogy for the band. Speaking on his latest work he says “This last one is perhaps my favourite, although I love the other two, this seemed more of a challenge. It needed to be funny and sad and cool all at the same time, and I think it is.

“I mean, it’s a lonely character, on a journey of self discovery, on a quest to find himself, with a purgatory metaphor, on the shore of a new beginning and ultimately taking the chance and swimming towards something better. Or maybe it’s just a guy in a bear suit. Either way – who isn’t going to love that?”

With the Lake District acting as the stunning backdrop to the new video, we see our lost hero trying to find his way home through breathtaking scenic views, up hills and down dales conjuring up a mixture of heartstring-tugging and uplifting feelings that, given the video’s protagonist, result in an ultimately amusing video.

Following the release of their debut album ‘Slow Down’ in August, The Futureheads’ Dave Hyde and ex-Golden Virgins’ drummer Neil Bassett will be hitting the road with a variety of familiar faces from the North East music scene (that often includes fellow Futurehead and Dave’s brother Barry Hyde) throughout November. Expect the unexpected as they extend the experimental feel of the album on to the stage.

Hyde & Beast will be playing the following dates:

NOVEMBER
Sun 6 NEWCASTLE Cluny
Mon 7 SHEFFIELD The Harley
Tue 8 GLASGOW Captain’s Rest
Wed 9 EDINBURGH The Electric Circus
Thu 10 NOTTINGHAM Bodega
Fri 11 LIVERPOOL Contemporary Urban Centre
Sun 13 YORK Fibbers
Mon 14 BRISTOL Louisiana
Wed 16 LONDON Water Rats
Thu 17 MANCHESTER Deaf Institute
Fri 18 STOCKTON The Georgian Theatre