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The New Cars Can Be Blue Video is Spooky, Scary


Halloween was last week, but you can keep the bad vibez flowing by watching the new video from local noise-pop outfit Cars Can Be Blue. “Monster” is a tune from the band’s third LP, Trace the Tension (just out on HHBTM; look for a Flagpole review next week).

Like much of the band’s output, “Monster” is kitschy and caked in grime, a tough and tawdry tale of nightmarish childhood memories. The black-and-white video, directed by Jordan Reyes, is a fun if slightly unsettling watch:

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