Intervurt
May 3, 2010
This five piece rock band from London UK has already begun to make their mark with their electrifying live performance. The band is quickly gaining the reputation that they are a force to be reckoned with. Imagine mixing the attitude and melody of the Killers and U2 with the richness and darkness of Depeche Mode and Muse, combined with the power of Queens of The Stone Age but finding a way to twist all of this and create a sound that is still their own.
Intervurt have already played along side the likes of the Strokes and the Raconteurs, as well as appearing at the O2 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park, Get Loaded In The Park, Beautiful Days, Guilfest, Bestival, The Great Escape, and In The City.
The band have released their video for the track "Union Square" and the song is the first single from the group's debut album, "Union", which will hits stores on June 8th through FOF Label Group/EMI.
"We wanted the 'Union Square' video to reflect both the influence that London & New York City had on us as a band, and create a kind of a fusion of the two. Mirroring the artwork that was being created for the album, the video became like a mash-up of the two cities," commented Intervurt frontman Paul O'Keeffe. "We filmed the performance footage at Goldsmiths College in South London, but we only had a limited amount of time to use the stage as Blur were doing a secret gig there that evening. I think the Loftworks crew did a great job, and it looks fantastic and always reminds me a little of the movie Sin City."
"We wanted something that looked both unique and different from the standard performance video, and at the same time still managing to capture the raw ingredients of the band, song and album as a whole," added guitarist Mark Alberici. "Many hours were spent animating but I think it turned out great and was well worth it in the end."
The group's debut was recorded at Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios (David Bowie, The Rolling Stones) in New York City and was produced by Mark Plati (David Bowie, Prince, The Cure) and Tom McKay (Joydrop).