Fair Do’s Head To The Seaside In New “Love & Light” Video

Manchester’s Fair Do’s have released the video for their latest single, Love & Light. In contrast to the song’s heavy metallic hardcore and nihilistic lyrics, the new video is a light-hearted lark around Blackpool’s beach, piers, and arcades. The Manchester skate-punks embrace their working-class humour whilst glimpsing the underbelly of tourist decay. The band play on the 2p machines, ride the Ferris wheel, scoff chips and take in the seaside scenery whilst the song crashes and chugs in the background. The excitement of a day out by the seaside is juxtaposed with imagery of grim seaside glamour. The duality of the video reflects the heavy undercurrent of Love & Light which, despite its rosy title, revels in the despair of self-destruction, and of humanity&#...

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