Penned in a condemned Denmark Street rehearsal room and with a brooding atmosphere reflecting the collapsing personal life of Seale himself, Orlando Seale & The Swell‘s latest release, Wrestling, is a deeply personal track.
The music thunders along to the remorseless rhythm of a life that never gives you time to breathe, and the Tom Kingsley-directed video sees Seale scrambling through a dark and joyless house party, struggling to find a way through and escape.
As he scrabbles along the floor and over the shoulders of guests, the song builds to a crescendo as the instruments detune and the video reaches its disturbing and energetic climax.
The self-release Wrestling is out now.
Next Gig:
11th December at Oslo Hackney, London (The Graphite Set supports)