Seafret share dark and unhinged Monsters music video: Premiere

Two years after releasing their acclaimed debut album, Yorkshire duo Seafret are back with a darker take on their acoustic soul sound. 

Earlier this month the pair - Jack Sedman and guitarist Harry Draper - unveiled Monsters, the title track from their upcoming EP. It's a shift towards a bolder, more unhinged sound from the group; one of several new experiments they've been testing during recording sessions in Scotland for their follow-up record. 

"We have gone slightly darker in production in comparison to the music we’ve previously released as we felt it best complimented the track," they said. "The songs we’ve selected for our forthcoming EP were chosen to show our followers the different types of music we’re working on while creating our second album.

"By once again removing ourselves from our comfort zone we feel it’s had a great effect on the music and kept it exciting for us. We’ll always only put out music that feels honest to us but by changing our surroundings we feel it’s made us produce music that sounds fresh and new.”

The accompanying video is as manic as the song. Directed music and commercial video director Stuart Alexander, the visual shows a woman trapped in a room that's setting itself on fire. He explained: "I knew I wanted to make something a lot more unhinged than their previous videos. Minutes into the first meeting, the band and I started kicking around the idea of dance being the focus.

"So much contemporary dance is left to the viewer's imagination and for people like myself who aren't versed in it, it can be really off-putting and hard to follow. I wanted to create a very tangible threat, giving Taylor something interesting to battle against as the song progressed. Chrissie [Ardill, choreographer] came up with a truly unique routine which Taylor [Han, dancer) learned by memory in the 18 minutes I was away getting them coffee. Gifted is an understatement." Watch below: 

Seafret's Monsters is out now, and the full EP is out on September 7 via Kobalt. The band are currently touring across the UK and Europe, see the full list of dates here.