Dave Monks, singer-songwriter and frontman for indie rock outfit Tokyo Police Club shares his latest solo single, “Love.”
At just shy of the two-minute mark Dave Monks latest single, “Love” is a quick, quirky and a stream of consciousness song that will be stuck in your head all day. Monks takes you on a journey both lyrically and metaphorically into the perils of love that include rusty stairs, alligators, a busker named Eugene from Eugene, Oregon and a fig and butter sandwich.
“Love” is accompanied by a picture perfect music video hand-drawn by Monks himself. The viewer is taken on a serpentine journey in a seamless representation of the song and lyrics.
It’s arguable that with a song like “Love”, Dave Monks could give Fred Penner a run for his money. That’s only if he wanted trade in the indie-alternative rock scene to get into the lucrative children’s entertainment market.
“With so many plans canceled from quarantine, I wasn’t quite sure how to move forward in connecting with people over my music but I feel like I have a good first step here. “Love” is a song I wrote one morning in a burst of creativity and then rushed to the studio to record that day. It’s a one-take, unedited performance from a time this winter when I really needed that catharsis. It comes to you now with a video and poster artwork, both based on a doodle-flowchart I made representing the lyrics. It’s a brave new world out there but I’m hoping with a bit of creativity, artists and audiences will be able to find the connection they’ve been missing.”
Watch Dave Monk’s latest music video for his song, “Love” below.
A poster version of Dave Monk’s fun illustrations for the music video is also available for purchase here or for free if you follow Dave Monks’s Patreon.