{"id":2444526,"date":"2019-05-23T06:01:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T12:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=837008"},"modified":"2019-05-23T06:01:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T12:01:47","slug":"watch-5-seconds-of-summers-gloomy-video-for-nine-inch-nails-inspired-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/watch-5-seconds-of-summers-gloomy-video-for-nine-inch-nails-inspired-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch 5 Seconds of Summer\u2019s Gloomy Video for Nine Inch Nails-Inspired \u2018Easier\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5sos-video.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/5-seconds-of-summer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_5-seconds-of-summer\" data-tag=\"5-seconds-of-summer\">5 Seconds of Summer<\/a> have returned with a dark, New Wave single \u201cEasier.\u201d Grant Singer directed the cave-set visual, while Andrew Watt, Lou Bell and Ryan Tedder co-wrote the track.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, the band is seen in various portions of a grotto either drowning, being tied up or performing together. The video\u2019s tone matches the song\u2019s well; on \u201cEasier,\u201d the band wonders whether they should stay or leave a toxic relationship where their partner seems unable to change. By the end of the video, lead singer Luke Hemmings is walking down a hallway full of large images of each individual band member going up in flames.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml:lang=\"en-GB\">\u201cThere is a darker tone to this record intentionally,\u201d the band tells&nbsp;<em>Rolling Stone<\/em> via e-mail, adding that there has been \u201ca growing attention to industrial rhythm within the band.\u201d They were inspired by dark, synth-heavy groups of the Eighties and Nineties like Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears and, more specifically, Nine Inch Nails\u2019 \u201cCloser.\u201d They add that the track is \u201cderivative of the driving drum groove\u201d that\u2019s heard on \u201cCloser.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml:lang=\"en-GB\">\u201cEasier\u201d is an early taste of the group\u2019s fourth album, and follow-up to their successful pivot away from pop-punk <em>Youngblood<\/em>. Though they do not plan to release that fourth LP before beginning their tour with the Chainsmokers this fall, they do hope to continue releasing a steady stream of one-off singles in the meantime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml:lang=\"en-GB\">\u201cBefore the end of this year we would love to have at least half the record released through singles,\u201d they explain.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Outside of the Eighties and Nineties nostalgia, 5SOS adds that they have been loving the recent music from Gesaffelstein, HEALTH, St. Vincent, Disclosure and Bob Moses. \u201c<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml:lang=\"en-GB\">If you\u2019re a fan of our group we strongly suggest you listen to a couple of tracks from these artists and you\u2019ll begin to understand what direction we\u2019re headed for album four,\u201d the group teases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml:lang=\"en-GB\">&nbsp;5 Seconds of Summer will launch their tour with the Chainsmokers this September.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/5-seconds-of-summer-easier-interview-new-song-837008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Seconds of Summer have returned with a dark, New Wave single \u201cEasier.\u201d Grant Singer directed the cave-set visual, while Andrew Watt, Lou Bell and Ryan Tedder co-wrote the track. In the video, the band is seen in various portions of a grotto either drowning, being tied up or performing together. 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