New York underground legends Oneida have shared a new video for “It Was Me” featuring exclusive footage of a CD copy of the Dawson’s Creek soundtrack. The track is taken from Romance, the band’s first studio album in six years, out March 9th on Joyful Noise Recordings.
The video was directed by SR Palm (Sarah Richardson), who found the CD in a box at a New York City bus stop. Inspired by unauthorized fan videos that populate the depths of YouTube, the video for “It Was Me” juxtaposes the 1996 mega-hit “I Don’t Want To Wait” by Paula Cole with the expansive experimental rock music that Oneida specializes in.
SR Palm describes the process of making the video, “Bobby Matador [of Oneida] emailed me about making a video in July, and I didn’t respond. I felt really bad about it. I’d started a couple other music videos and not finished them, and I was worried about committing to something again and then letting people down.
To me, it seemed like a good solution to just make a video without telling anyone about it, so that there would be zero expectations. This helped with the anxiety, avoidance and procrastination. I eventually replied to Bobby in February once I’d finished the video, and while things worked out in the end I still should have gotten back to him a long time ago. I’m sorry Bobby.”
Watch the new video below:
Oneida will be celebrating the release of Romance this Saturday at Secret Project Robot in Brooklyn, and will be hitting the road soon thereafter. An Oneida show is a unique and overpowering experience, and not to be missed.
Oneida Tour Dates
March 3 – Brooklyn, NY – Secret Project Robot
March 16 – Indianapolis, IN – The Hifi
March 17 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
March 18 – Kansas City, MO – Union Library
March 19 – Hot Springs, AR – Low Key Arts
March 21 – Raleigh, NC – King’s
March 22 – Atlanta, GA – 529
March 23 – Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light
March 24 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
April 21 – Providence, RI – AS220