The Pinkerton Raid, the solo project of Durham, NC-based songwriter Jesse James DeConto, shares a new music video for the song “Blood in My Eyes” today, ahead of a performance in Athens later this week. The track appears on The Pinkerton Raid’s fifth album, The Highway Moves the World, an intimate collection of a dozen songs that were each inspired by a family member or friend. Processing a disintegrating friendship, “Blood in My Eyes” specifically confronts the complexity of emotions that can surface when having a conflict with a loved one. The song allows listeners to embrace vulnerability and ride out any ill-willed thoughts, with the hope of finding compassion for oneself and the other person by the end. “To … Continue reading Flagpole Premieres: The Pinkerton Raid, “Blood in My Eyes” Video