GTC REWIND: TRACE MOUNTAINS America
Trace Mountains America is available at Bandcamp, Apple Music, Deezer
by Walter Price
Directed by Trace Mountains’ very own Jim Hill, the music video for the single “America”, is a real trip. A soft rock n roll Scooby-Doo of a journey replete with the wonderment of discovering yourself and the characters you meet along the way. Plus dive-bar karaoke, getting lost, mustaches, a devilish beauty, a foolish substance that flips the script, and a creepy house in the woods. Whew, a ton of symbolism and interband nods that’s a real hoot, if I may.
The film is soundtracked by vocalist Dave Benton’s smooth-as-a-forest breeze vocals and the band’s AM radio-style neu-R&B vibes. “America” is from the forthcoming ‘House of Confusion’ LP, expected to drop on October 22, 2021, via Lame-O Records. And just before you pre-order/save the album, you can stream this calm beauty and see its on-the-road music video, now at the GTC.
TRACE MOUNTAINS America
Article cover photo via Facebook // Quote courtesy of Lame-O Records
House of Confusion
Dave Benton
Jim Hill
Greg Rutkin
Susannah Cutler
w/ Bernard Casserly
J.R. Bohannon
David Grimaldi
Ryan Jewell
Video
Written/Directed by Jim Hill
DOP, Greetika Kumar
Producer, Leah Beck
Colorist, Kevin Ratigan
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“I was on the road in my mind, thinking back on my life as a musician — my successes, my failures — and I was reflecting on the ever-ongoing process of moving on that my life has been made up of.” – Dave Benton