Philly grind trio Bandit—featuring Decibel contributor Gene Meyer on vocals—are gearing up to release Fresh Horrors, their new release, this winter. The first taste of the album comes in the form of “Alcohol,” a jagged 30-second ripper that comes paired with a stop-motion animated music video created by guitarist Jack McBride alongside collaborators Juliana McBride and Patrick Costello.

Once it was decided that the video would be made in the stop-motion style, Juliana McBride designed five dolls—three of Bandit’s members and two of her brother’s dogs, who are also featured in the video. Special attention had to be paid to movability—the limbs and fingers of each figure move, allowing them to properly “play” their instrument and perform on-stage antics.

From there, it took a few dozen hours for Jack McBride and Costello to properly arrange, photograph, organize and edit the video, which consists of nearly 400 still images.

“That feels endless when you’re doing it,” laughs Costello, talking about the making of the video. “On the second day, it was like ‘We’e going to get through this no problem, very quick’ and then halfway through the day, it looked like we had made no progress whatsoever. We just keep chugging along.”

“Alcohol” is the shortest song on Fresh Horrors, making it the perfect candidate for the stop-motion treatment. It’s also representative of Bandit’s overall ethos when making the record, which is focused on keeping things in the family.

“The thing I am the most proud of is that everyone who worked on it from the album art, to the music videos, to the guest appearances and the production are good friends and fans of the band,” Jack McBride tells Decibel. “People who’ve watched us grow for years and years. That is the most special part to me, is that it all comes from us and our family in the spirit of DIY.”

You can watch the video for “Alcohol” below and find Bandit on Instagram and Bandcamp to stay updated on Fresh Horrors. Juliana McBride is currently enrolled in University of Delaware program for graphic design and Patrick Costello is working on Ball Busters, a self-funded feature sports comedy. He previously made the short film “Rabbit Rabbit.”

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