After debuting a live music video for “Afterlife” at the YouTube Music Awards, Arcade Fire has shared a second film for the track. A seven-plus minute cinematic short directed by Emily Kai Bock, the “Afterlife” video follows a boy who leaves his home against his father’s will.
Panning between a black-and-white dream sequence on a construction site and the boy wandering through a party in an ominous red hoodie, it’s a tasteful piece, although unexpected. The video was premiered and produced by the Creators Project — a partnership between Intel and Vice. The Creators Project also made Broken Bells’ new
Arcade Fire also shared two videos for the title track for the new album “Reflektor.” One was an impressive interactive video that had the user control the effects using a tablet or mobile device.
Watch the Arcade Fire video for “Afterlife” below:
See the full Arcade Fire tour itinerary below:
March 6 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum Center
March 8 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
March 10 – Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
March 13 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
March 14 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
March 16 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
March 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
March 18 – Bridgeport, CT – Webser Bank Arena
April 9 – Houston, TX – CWM Pavilion
April 10 – Austin, TX – 360 Amphitheater
April 23 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
April 26 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
April 27 – St. Louis, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
April 29 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
May 1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
May 2 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre
July 30 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 8 – Seattle, WA – The Gorge
August 11 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
August 12 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
August 14 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
August 17 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
August 19 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
August 22 & 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
August 26 – Chicago, IL – United Center
August 30 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean Drapeau
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