Sour Ops’ “Now You’re Gone” Music Video is Engaging, Captivating, and Eccentric [Premiere]

Engaging, captivating, and maybe just a little bit eccentric, Sour Ops have got a lot going with their brand new music video for “Now You’re Gone.” If you’ve ever fantasized about programing a robot hexapod spider to do your bidding, well, this video brings that idea to life in all of its outlandish glory. A fairly standard and extremely endearing sounding indie-rock tune, the writing of “Now You’re Gone” was inspired by a poem written by the 20th-century American scholar John Crowe Ransom. Written in 1924, Ransom’s poem Bells for John Whiteside’s Daughter laid the groundwork for the idea behind this song, an elegy about the unfortunate passing of a young girl. The narrator is forced to deal with the current realities of the situation head-on while having to cope with the ghosts and demons...

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