Ahead of their album release New Meaning on April 1st via DAIS, New York City duo Tempers have revealed their new single “Sightseeing” along with its striking video created by Clayton McCracken (Charli XCX, Erick The Architect).
The LA-based video synthesist crafted a sensational audio-visual composition for “Sightseeing” by using a mixed bag of touchdesigner programming, vintage video technology, 3D animation, and live improvisation. His work predominantly deals with the role of natural forces in virtual environments, utilizing lights, liquids, and vapors to explore themes of entropy and technological impermanence which thematically fit hand in hand with “Sightseeing”.
Tempers’ Jasmine Golestaneh explains: “‘Sightseeing’ looks at the thrill and struggle of urban life. It’s a song about finding meaning by constantly dissolving, renewing, and redefining oneself, amidst the machinery of the city. The video explores how psychic traces left by memory can transform architecture, and animate parallel worlds. It’s also a continuation of an ongoing theme in our work, investigating the relationship between public and private space.”
Listen to “Sightseeing” and watch the video for it below:
Tempers’ North American tour starts next month ahead of a UK/EU summer run.
See Tempers live:
31-Mar-22: New York City, NY – Elsewhere Zone 1
02-Apr-22: Pittsburgh, PA – Andy Warhol Museum
06-Apr-22: Madison, WI – U. Wisconsin
07-Apr-22: Iowa City, IA – Mission Creek Festival
10-Apr-22: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
12-Apr-22: Toronto, ON – The Garrison
13-Apr-22: Montreal, QC – Ritz
16-Apr-22: Seattle, WA – Crocodile 2nd Stage
17-Apr-22: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
19-Apr-22: San Francisco, CA – Milk Bar
20-Apr-22: Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
21-Apr-22: San Diego, CA – Whistle Stop
23-Apr-22: Tucson, AZ – Groundworks
24-Apr-22: El Paso, TX – The Reagan
27-Apr-22: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
28-Apr-22: Austin, TX – Mohawk
30-Apr-22: Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
04-May-22: Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brendas
11-May-22: Bristol, UK – Exchange
13-May-22: London, UK – Moth Club
18-May-22: Paris, FR – Point Éphémère
19-May-22: Bordeaux, FR – Blonde Venus
21-May-22: Valence, FR – La Cordo
26-May-22: Bucarest, RO – Control Club
27-May-22: Budapest, HU – Turbina
28-May-22: Prague, CZ – Underdogs
29-May-22: Wroclaw, PL – Stary Klasztor
03-Jun-22: Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain
More dates TBA…Tempers are represented by Ouss Laghzaoui / Ensemble Concerts for North and South America, by Kalle Lundrgen Smith / Pitch & Smith for EU/UK and the rest of the world.