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Music Video Monday: “Future Perfect (Bad Decision)” by Cloudland Canyon

On Music Video Monday, failure is always an option.

Shoegazers Cloudland Canyon know a thing or two about bad decisions. They’re often the most fun part of growing up, but the truth is, you never really grow out of them. “Future Perfect (Bad Decision)” is the first single from their new album, out June 2nd on Medical Records. Lahna Deering joins vocalist Kip Uhlhorn on this song that’s about the joy and pain of messin’ up real bad, and having only yourself to blame.

Graham Burks Jr., who recently joined Uhlhorn’s long-running project, also directed the video. “‘Future Perfect (Bad Decision)’ was created during a period where I had intensely overcommitted myself to multiple creative projects. I found myself context-switching from project to project, while depriving myself of a healthy amount of sleep. I wanted the video to reflect that dissociative haze, pulling myself out of one mindset and snapping into another, while losing track of continuity from one creative spark to the next.”

The video features the collage art of Cloudlander Corbin Linebarier, whom Memphians know from General Labor. “We deconstructed the collages into three-dimensional environments we could weave in and out of,” says Burks. “Kip Uhlhorn’s chorus loops throughout the song as the viewer regresses through a maze of multiple realities.”

If you would like to see your music video on Music Video Monday, email cmccoy@memphisflyer.com.