Late Night Fiction – Flesh
Late Night Fiction – Flesh (2015)
Directed by: Patrick Mateer and Josh Moore
Late Night Fiction are a melodic post-hardcore quartet. Renowned for impossibly energetic live gigs, the band has quickly gained acclaim throughout the British alt-rock underground. They have racked up shows and shared tours with bands like Twin Atlantic, Dinosaur Pileup, The Xcerts and Flood of Red.
The band have now returned to the spotlight after a brief hiatus with their blistering new single ‘Flesh’. The video is a visual reflection of the song’s dichotomy between light and dark, and its moments of barely restrained tension and visceral release.
Filmed in the band’s hometown, Hull, the video was shot by local filmmakers Patrick Mateer and Josh Moore. Late Night Fiction’s guitarist James Thompson described the ‘Flesh’ shoot: “We wanted the video to be as much of a contrast as possible – a nice, polished white room, contrasted with a grainy black one. We shot the whole thing at Red Gallery in Hull, who were so helpful and happy for us to paint the walls, and even knock holes in them if we wanted.”
The video shows the band performing ‘Flesh’ in the two scenarios, with overlapping scenes shot on grainy super 8 film. As the band hurl paint across the walls and transform the room from white to black, the dark room shows lead vocalist and guitarist Phill Morris with exposed ‘flesh’.
