Music Video Monday has opinions.
Loose Opinions, that is. Graham Burks Jr., a Pezz alum who has played with everyone from Sweet Knives to Magic Kids, has a new solo project. Burkes played almost every instrument on Loose Opinions’ debut full-length Shadow of a Shadow.
“While I was fortunate enough to keep working during the pandemic, I had this overwhelming sense of disappointment in myself,” says Burks. “I was supposed to have all of this extra time on my hands to be creative, but instead all I felt was uninspired. Months later my friend and collaborator J.D. Reager broke out of his own rut and started Back to the Light, a creative collective consisting of a podcast network and record label. J.D.’s spark helped me find mine. For the first time in a long time, I felt connected to the world. Albeit, the connection I felt was based on frustrations that we were all feeling, from pandemic isolation to systemic racism, but we were feeling it together.”
You can read Memphis Flyer Music Editor Alex Greene’s take on the record at this link. After a weekend of back-to-back record release parties, here’s the first Loose Opinions music video, for “Yesterday Never Arrives.” Directed by Randy Innis of Outer Villain Studios, the video features swirling images of time’s passage. Prepare to enter the multi-Burks!
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