It’s been a minute since we last caught up with MRCH, and that’s simply a minute too long. The spellbinding Phoenix dream-pop duo of Mickey and Jesse Pangburn today (October 13) release a new EP titled TV Bliss via Vertex Music Ltd., and with it arrives a gorgeous video for the dulcet and enchanting “Wild.”
MRCH — pronounced like “March” — are keen to take us on a ‘gazing journey through their expansive music, and this time the aural trip glides through the experimental Arizona high desert town of Arcosanti and all its stark but otherworldly architecture. The clip was directed by Mickey Pangburn and filmed by Frank Thomas.
“Growing up in the middle of the Arizona desert, Arcosanti is a well known artist community,” says MRCH. “Kind of Star Wars-ian. We wanted to feature something uniquely home state with a futuristic element cause we’re looking forward… maybe even allowing ourselves to be excited about what’s next ~ which is really what ‘Wild’ is about. Taking a chance on an adventure.”
“Wild” feels like the type of spellbinding track that unfolds slowly with each repeated listen, but its ethereal qualities shine through right at first contact. It moves with such deliberate grace, and when Mickey offers up the lyric “Bathe in the sunshine / Do what makes us scared / Can’t wait for the moment / When we’ll feel prepared”, there’s enough anti-gravity in the angelic sentiment to carry us along with them.
What a track, damn.