Psychedelic brush strokes, trance tones and more than a splash of anime meets indie-film and you have the hypnotic video It’s Called: Freefall, and like the man whose somersaulting downwards, I too am freefalling but to the love of Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
Domino spots ripple outwards in the video, and from their light you see the illumination of a man spiralling down – a metaphor perhaps to the downward spiral of depression. The video then moves to a boy as he hides from the cult-entrapped world of others. Their masked faces and expressionless bodies gathering in worship of the devil – which has the appearance of a Chinese New Year Lion – but as one of the crowd dishonours him by dropping a domino, the hangman’s noose appears. It’s up to the boy to save him, to rid them of the devil and to break his people free of their evil complicities.
Directed and animated by Anthony Francisco Schepperd, the video has multiple levels to it, and its open for each person’s interpretation. Personally, I think it’s about feeling beaten down by life; from wanting and needing friends; viewing yourself as a burden to them; to the temptation to give in to all the pressure “Off the same deal you on/Remember: The Devil ain’t a friend to no one/But FUN, true”; a sense of loneliness existing in calling to the devil.
“Anyway, you say you’re too busy saving everybody else to save yourself
And you don’t want no help, oh well
That’s the story to tell”
But in the end you have to choose to save yourself, because just like the video shows, no one else can do it for you, even though it’s easy to give up; “You could let it all go, you could let it all go/It’s Called: Freefall” – is it best not to though?
From left: Darrick “Bozzy” Keller, Jess Haney, Ethan Goodpaster, Sam Melo and Charlie Holt.
Image is courtesy of Andrew Gardecki
Founded in 2013, Rainbow Kitten Surprise merges the folk of country to the rock-alternative sounds of today. Having begun life as a duo; Sam Melo (lead vocals) and Darrick “Bozzy” Keller (guitar, vocals) they soon expanded out from their college dorm-days to create the five member group hitting the recommendation lists of Spotify, YouTube and many more, with Ethan Goodpaster (guitar), Jess Haney (drums) and Charlie Holt (bass) completing the quintet. A cool rhythm to unwind to, they’re the type of band you rush to tell your friends about, while admiring your own good taste in finding them. But enjoy it while you can, for soon everyone will have heard of Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
Other songs by Rainbow Kitten Surprise we love:
- Work Out (2022 – single)
- Heart (2019 – Mary (B-Sides) [single])
- Fever Pitch (2018 – How To: Friend, Love, Freefall)
- Cocaine Jesus (2015 – Rks)
- Fail! (2013 – Seven + Mary)
Other artists you might like:
- Lord Huron
- Joy
- Yoke Lore
