I Feel Fine Reveal Video For New Single ‘Elemenohpea’

The Brighton based punk/emo math quartet I Feel Fine have revealed the video for their new single, Elemenohpea, the track is the latest to be taken from their previously-announced debut album, The Cold In Every Shelter, that will be released via Venn Records on the 10th September. Shot and edited by the band, the video features a cake made by guitarist and vocalist Joe Kool‘s mum, herself a cake artist who created the cake featuring the single’s cover art printed on edible sugar paper.

Guitarist and vocalist Nathan Tompkins describes how he would walk past the site of a derelict church on his old route to and from work, and across a period of maybe 12-18 months he witnessed its story change dramatically. First settlers found their way in for a while, eventually moving on after their protest out on the roof proved unconvincing. Then the big wooden boards went up as it spent the next few months in demolition, ready to be sized up for redevelopment. The phrase ‘Elemenohpea’ was what the occupants had painted in large lettering on the brick courtyard walls.

“When the church was there you couldn’t miss it. For some reason I liked that, so these metaphors from that story then sort of started working their way into my own. It gave me this idea to paint a picture of a fictional congregation in the midst of a shutdown. What scares me most about giving up a goal or losing ambition isn’t whether I’ll find a new interest to pursue, it’s if I’ll be able to muster the effort to go at it again. By the way, that old church is now home to a brand-spanking-new housing complex. I think the takeaway for me from that is the reminder that time is unforgiving. It moves forward regardless of whether or not we decide to evolve with it. Sitting still and shying away from growth will only leave us in the lurch eventually, so this is my way of pushing myself to keep up with the pack.”

You can check out the Elemenohpea video here and stream and purchase the track here