Cassels have shared the music video for Mink Skin Coat, taken from their album The Perfect Ending which was released last year via Big Scary Monsters.
The intimate video sees the London duo team up with fashion photographer Chelsea May Jackson (who is also the long-term partner of vocalist/guitarist Jim Beck) to capture the closeness of their relationship. Speaking about the track Beck comments: “Mink Skin Coat is a song about the fear of intimacy. Specifically, the fear that, by letting yourself be vulnerable with someone, you’re inevitably going to expose them to the worst parts of your personality, which may ultimately lead to rejection and disaster. As such, I thought it’d be appropriate to get my girlfriend to film a video for the song, not least because she’s a very talented photographer and videographer, but also as an exercise in facing my fears and letting myself be vulnerable with the person I’m arguably closest to. I gave her complete creative freedom. She decided she wanted to film me naked in a freezing cold studio. Be careful what you wish for.”
Check out the video below!
With many touring plans put on hold this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Cassels will be playing a livestream show on Thursday 8th October 2020. The duo will be performing tracks from 2019 album The Perfect Ending, along with new material from their yet-to-be-recorded second album. You can find out more details and purchase your tickets from HERE.
The duo have also announced a run of rescheduled headline shows, you can see them live on the following dates:
January 2021
Thu 14th – BIRMINGHAM, UK – Sunflower Lounge
Fri 15th – LIVERPOOL, UK – Sound Basement
Sat 16th – BRISTOL, UK – Crofters Rights
Sun 17th – PLYMOUTH, UK – Union Corner
Sat 30th – SHEFFIELD, UK – Record Junkie
February 2021
Sat 27th – LONDON, UK – Shacklewell Arms
Tickets are on sale for all shows HERE.
