Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "The Lying Eyes of Miss Erray," the new music video from I the Mighty.
The track is from the band's new album, Connector, which was released June 2 via Equal Vision Records.
"We teamed up with director Raul Gonzo to create something weird, fun and loosely based on the lyrical storyline—hoping to capture the feeling of being stuck in a strange dream," says I the Mighty vocalist Brent Walsh.
"Shot in all one take, I’m following this girl from room to room, captivated by her presence but never actually getting to see her face until the very end. It was a lot of fun to make and I almost broke every time I saw the boys acting all dazed and vacant eyed with their food props."
Connector is a musical journey of epic proportions—from its atmospheric scene-setting opener ("An Epilogue as a Prologue") to its ethereal but emphatic final track ("The Frame I: Betrayal in the Watchtower").
"We never sat down and had the talk about, 'What type of record do we want to make? What direction do we want to take this band?,'" Walsh adds. "To be honest, we never have. We simply wrote a bunch of songs, picked our favorites and made the record we wanted to make."
Connector was produced by Mike Green (Paramore, Pierce The Veil, All Time Low) in Los Angeles, where the band split studio time between Green's studio and the Madden Brothers Studio.
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Check out the band's current tour dates below—and order Connectorright here.
I the Mighty Tour Dates: I the Mighty w/ Hit The Lights, Belle Noire May 31 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
I the Mighty w/Hail The Sun and Too Close To Touch Jun 25 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk Jun 26 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock Jun 27 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater Jun 28 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Jun 29 St Louis, MO @ Firebird Jun 30 St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Jul 01 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen Jul 02 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot (Pike Room) Jul 03 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's Jul 04 Montreal, QC @ L'Alize Jul 05 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Jul 07 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (Studio) Jul 08 Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge Jul 09 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 Jul 10 Jacksonville, FL @1904 Music Hall Jul 11 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth Jul 12 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Jul 13 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown Jul 15 Fort Worth, TX @ Tomcats Jul 16 Houston, TX @ Walters Jul 17 San Antonio, TX @ Jack's Patio Bar Jul 18 El Paso, TX @ Mesa Music Hall Jul 19 Mesa, AZ @ The Underground Jul 22 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction Jul 23 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues Jul 24 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
