The Murder Capital share surreal new video for 'Ethel'

Dublin's The Murder Capital are back with a new video for 'Ethel', the third cut from their forthcoming second album Gigi’s Recovery.

The meditative and plaintive opening line of the propulsive new single, “I always wanted it to be like this for us, strung out on love” finds the narrator at a precipice, the song a re-examination of past desires and priorities, whether they are worth still carrying, or if they should be left behind.

James McGovern, Damien Tuit, Cathal Roper, Gabriel Paschal Blake and Diarmuid Brennan bring the track in a hopeful and cathartic direction: “I always wanted it to be like this for us, having our first kid name her Ethel”. The song follows 'Only Good Things' and 'A Thousand Lives'.

The band share about the new single: “The song ‘Ethel’ is a picture of a crossroads, really, asking you what you want from life. Whether you want to continue down a path of chaos, or make a change in your course. It’s showing you what is possible when you make the decisions that bring a sort of cradled warmth into your future. The idea of ‘Ethel’ is that you can have what you truly desire if you put to rest those short-lived fixes that never bring you any real happiness.”

Maxim Kelly described his thoughts on the making of the video.

“Initially I thought 'Ethel' should be the main character and do the dance at the end, and I always had this image from this French film called My American Uncle. Where it’s like a little girl standing up at a table. I originally had that image in my head for a rap video, but it didn’t really make sense to the song, I wanted this to feel more like surreal so then as I started finding more imagery, it kind of transpired that maybe the maid was the more interesting character.”

The John Congleton produced Gigi's Recovery, set for release on January 20th via Human Season Records, follows the Irish band’s celebrated 2019 debut album, When I Have Fears, which reached a No.2 position in Ireland and Top 20 chart position in the UK.

The 12 songs of Gigi's Recovery push the band into ever braver sonic territories, oceans apart from previous peers. Electronic elements are noticeably more prominent across the record, with industrial influences explored in greater detail than ever before and James McGovern's bold melodies acting as a reassuring anchor so we never get totally swept away into the band's new found soundscape.

The new album will be available on CD, in several LP editions, and digitally and is available for pre-order here.

Check out the new video below.

The Murder Capital 2023 Tour Dates:

FEB 4, 2023. Trix, Antwerp, Belgium
FEB 5, 2023. LUXOR, Cologne, Germany
FEB 6, 2023. Molotow, Musikclub Hamburg, Germany
FEB 8, 2023. Lido, Berlin, Germany
FEB 9, 2023. Hansa 39 , Munich, Germany
FEB 11, 2023. La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
FEB 13, 2023. Le Trabendo, Paris, France
FEB 14, 2023. Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
FEB 16, 2023. Albert Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
FEB 18, 2023. SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, United Kingdom
FEB 20, 2023. Stylus, Leeds, England
FEB 21, 2023. The Mill, Birmingham, United Kingdom
FEB 23, 2023. O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom
FEB 24, 2023. Marble Factory, Bristol, England
FEB 26, 2023. Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland