Bob Vylan Reveal New Album & Share “Wicked & Bad” Video

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London duo Bob Vylan have today released their brand new album, Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life, which is out now via their own Ghost Theatre imprint. The band have also released the video for their latest single, Wicked & Bad, which is taken off the new album. Speaking about the video and the new song the band said, “Wicked and Bad is a mosh pit, festival ready banger and when we were thinking about what the video would look like we just knew it had to be shot in Jamaica, and having complete creative control and being in complete control of the budget, we were able to just get up and do exactly that!”

“With the track being heavily influenced by jungle music and the roots of that music being in reggae and dancehall, we wanted to pay homage to that and go back to where it started. It’s also where I (Bobby) have familial roots with my father being born in Jamaica, it just made perfect sense. There’s also an element of doing something not everybody can do. We’ve never seen a punk band go to Jamaica and shoot a music video with an all local crew and we’re able to do that on our own dime through our own record label, there’s power in that.”

Bob Vylan Press Shot Apr 22

“I (Bobby) reached out to Yannick Reid who is an incredible director in Jamaica and works with Koffee, Protoje, Lila Ike to name a few, he loved the track and came back with a vision that matched perfectly with what we were thinking, even down to the DIY flame thrower which is a cultural staple of dancehalls in Jamaica, it just fits with the song perfectly. We used a completely local crew and I styled the outfits. Being a jungle type of track I knew I had to pull out some vintage Moschino pieces which were popular in the UK jungle raves back in the day. It’s the focus track from the new album so we knew it had to make an impact when we released it and this video helps us do just that!”

After supporting the likes of Biffy Clyro and The Offspring over the last few months the band will be heading a full UK headline tour through May and June 2022. You can view Bob Vylan’s tour dates and purchase tickets here. Bob Vylan Presents The Price Of Life is available on physical formats here as well as via digital platforms and Bandcamp.