The Howling by The Phantom Band (Official Video)

Directed by Martin Wedderburn and Bronagh Keegan, The Howling is The Phantom Band's first single proper from their intergalactically acclaimed debut 'Checkmate Savage'.

Filmed at various locations around Glasgow, with a 40 strong following of the band's fans standing in as cast and extras, the video was shot over the course of one long day. Locations were diverse: the Doublet bar in Glasgow's West End kindly giving their premises over free of charge for the morning's filming. Glasgow actor Allan Tall - who can be seen in Braveheart! - was enlisted for the role of the tramp in the Clyde underpass (fitting in filming between a matinee and evening performance of Scottish Opera's production of Cosi Fan Tutti).

Keen (as always) to maintain a certain degree of cabalistic inscrutability, The Phantom Band opted to don some rather fetching tetrahedron masks for the shoot - full frontal(!) cameos can be found within the video though if you're fleet of foot and eagle-eyed - the masks were hand made by director Martin Wedderburn and have been changing hands on ebay for upwards of £100 apparently.

What's the video about? Don't ask us, but it does contain the following:

car accident
a flare
tetrahedron masks
a tramp
woodland
pubs
tetrahedron masks
hand clapping
alcohol
leery drunkeness
tetrahedron masks
the afterlife? death? near death? dreams? nightmares?

we told you not to ask us.

The extremely limited edition 7" single is out at the end of May and features exclusive artwork by comic book artist/legend Frank Quitely. For those of you keen to get your hands on the album, feel free to check out Chemikal Underground's Online Shop where you can purchase a copy here:

http://shop.chemikal.co.uk/acatalog/CHEM107.html

Thanks to Martin, Bronagh, Ray and all at MTP for delivering us such a great video.

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[hearditman]

See the guy with the bottle of beer in the tunnell? That's you that is.

[akastuntfish]

magic

[ffgtfgtr]

When shaky camerawork actually works for a video.

[garryconway]

See the guy behind the bar dancing like a tool?... that's you too

[Magali7595]

The Phantom Band porte bien son nom, sans look, sans image et au style difficilement définissable, il s'est mis à hanter mes soirées, mes nuits sans répit ! gentil fantôme!

Spécial Hommage à mon ami Serge

Mag

[patrickvdw1969]

The Phantom Band are headlining the Kiss My AFF-festival in Genk-Belgium. It's a free festival on august 6th 2011.

[lynnemcc66]

Playing Darvel Music Festival, East Ayrshire on 27th May along with Aberfeldy and Skinner (former Hipsway singer).

[MrWheels28]

Saw them at Dingwalls on Monday and they were fantastic

Should have so many more followers - Both albums are excellent

[webbyyccc]

Saw these in Brighton yesterday, very very impressive.

[soccagurl1923]

some sexy beasts that phantom band is...great albums from start to finish! <3 cheeseboards

[akjsdgfasdf]

Smack my bitch up

[charlie123abc360]

please could you put up a vid of the glamour:)