The music of Caspian is grand and sprawling, the type of compositions that slowly take shape and disassemble, that flow and jolt, and that eventually take the listener on a journey inside their own heads. It’s also the type of music that lends itself well to music videos, but, incredibly, the Beverly-based instrumental post-rock band has yet to release an official video in their decade-plus career.
Until now.
This morning, with the 12th anniversary of the band arriving this Friday, Caspian have released their first-ever music video — and it’s as intense and incredible as you’d expect. The video is for the track “Arcs of Command,” a nearly nine minute long selection from their latest album, last fall’s Dust and Disquiet, and shows young, bloodthirsty gangs running amok in the woods.
“We received a lot of great treatments, but connected with this one because it reminded us of how ‘epic’ a childhood game of make-believe could feel,” writes Caspian on Facebook. “A big thank you to the kids who spent a few cold weekends running around the woods of rural Indiana.”
Watch the video, and take note: though currently on tour in Europe, Caspian return home this fall for a 22-date North American tour with the Appleseed Cast. It hits Royale in Boston on November 18. Full dates below.
