Richard Ayoade, the film director (Submarine, The Double), actor (IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace), TV presenter (Travel Man, The Crystal Maze) and comedian, has been a long-time fan of The Breeders. Today, he has teamed up with his favourite band to create an eerie short story for their latest single, “Spacewoman“.
Described by The Breeders’ Kim Deal as “a sci-fi thriller with the soul of [deceased New Wave fiction writer] Harlan Ellison,” Ayoade’s visual treatment depicts Deal in a spacesuit navigating a woodland landscape. Shot on 35mm film and in one seamless take, she encounters fellow Breeders members Jim Macpherson, Josephine Wiggs and Kelley Deal in various states of trauma.
Watch the video below.
“Spacewoman” is taken from The Breeder’s latest album All Nerve, their first album in a decade and their first in 25 years reuniting the iconic Last Splash line-up of the aforementioned Deal sisters, Wiggs and Macpherson.
Catch The Breeders on tour, full dates below.
27 September – PIONEERTOWN, CA, Pappy & Harriet’s
28 September – LAS VEGAS, NV, Brooklyn Bowl
29 September – TEMPE, AZ, Marquee Theatre
1 October – BOULDER, CO, Boulder Theater
3 October – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Diamond Ballroom
4 October – SAN ANTONIO, TX, Aztec Theater
6 October – AUSTIN, TX, Austin City Limits Festival
7 October – AUSTIN, TX, Scoot Inn
9 October – MEMPHIS, TN, New Daisy Theatre
10 October – SPRINGFIELD, MO, Gillioz Theatre
11 October – WICHITA, KS, Orpheum Theatre
13 October – AUSTIN, TX, Austin City Limits Festival
15 October – NEW ORLEANS, LA, Civic Theatre
16 October – ATLANTA, GA, Buckhead Theatre
18 October – TAMPA, FL, The Ritz Ybor
19 October – MIAMI, FL, The Fillmore
20 October – PONTE VEDRA, FL, Ponte Vedra Music Hall
21 October – COLUMBIA, SC, The Senate
23 October – RICHMOND, VA, The National
24 October – ASHBURY PARK, NJ, The Stone Pony
25 October – PORTLAND, ME, State Theatre
27 October – PROVIDENCE, RI, The Strand
28 October – CLIFTON PARK, NY, Upstate Concert Hall
30 October – BUFFALO, NY, Town Ballroom
31 October – COLUMBUS, OH, Columbus Athenaeum
1 November – CLEVELAND, OH, Masonic Auditorium
8-11 November – UTRECHT, Le Guess Who?
10 November – WEISSENHAUSER STRAND, Rolling Stone Weekender
11 November – ARHUS, VoxHall
13 November – WARSAW, Niebo
14 November – PRAGUE, Lucerna Music bar
15 November – VIENNA, Flex
17 November – RUST, Rolling Stone Festival
18 November – LYON, Transbordeur
19 November – ZURICH, Dynamo Saal
21 November – PARIS, Le Trianon
22 November – BRUSSELS, La Madeleine
23 November – LUXEMBOURG, Den Atelier
24 November – GRONINGEN, De Oosterpoort
28 November – PERTH, Capitol
30 November – SYDNEY, Sydney Opera House
1 December – BERRY, Fairgrounds Festival
4 December – BRISBANE, Triffid
5 December – CANBERRA, Canberra Theatre
7 December – MELBOURNE, Meredith Music Festival **SOLD OUT**
8 December – MELBOURNE, Corner Hotel **SOLD OUT**
9 December – MELBOURNE, The Forum
11 December – AUCKLAND, Powerstation **SOLD OUT**
All Nerve is out now on 4AD.