Get an exclusive first look at the new visuals for "In and Out".
If you’ve ever spent an evening wine drunk in a bar, alone, lovesick and somber, Blonder gets it. What’s more—he’s dedicated the entire visual component of “In and Out” (his new track off the new out EP, $5) to exactly those feelings, elaborating on what it means to be forlorn and love struck (literally, “in and out of love”) in a dark and moody bar while he attempts to serenade the lonely crowd from on high (AKA, on stage). Midday through Blonder’s indie pop crooning, members of his audience reach an epiphany—and finally act on those feelings they’ve been withholding for too long. It’s a lesson in emotion, but also in sound—suddenly, with one decisive slap, we realize just how effective a damn good song (and accompanying video) can be.
After staking his claim in the post-punk intersection of synth pop and indie rock, Brooklyn-based Blonder has recruited artists from all over (think Wet, Tei Shi, Guards, Dev Hynes, and Aaron Maine, for starters) to carve out a space all his own. If that sounds like a dream team, that’s because it is (check the video above to see for yourself).
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