The Offspring Unveil New Single & Video “Behind Your Walls”

The Offspring have unveiled their new single, Behind Your Walls, that also features an exclusive acoustic version of the track. The release is accompanied by an eerily beautiful animated video that depicts a couple trying to navigate a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape riddled with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Director and animator Jeb Hardwick worked closely with lead singer and songwriter Dexter Holland to create a visual accompaniment to the song’s lyrics. 

“The song evoked a sense of a couple trying to connect through emotional barriers that had been building over time. I wanted to take that prompt and turn it into a dark fairytale, a sort of dystopian take on the classical storytelling structure of writers like the Brothers Grimm. I wanted the video to have an ambiguous dreamlike aesthetic to it, so I was keen to take away some of the sharpness and crispness usually associated with CGI and give a sense of it being somewhere between a moving painting and a 1920s German Expressionist film.” (Jeb Hardwick)

The Offspring are currently on tour in the US in support of their most recent album, Let The Bad Times Roll. Stops along the US portion of the tour include Baltimore, Atlanta, New York City, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Milwaukee. The band has also confirmed appearances at summer festivals throughout Europe, Japan, and Brazil. 

You can stream and purchase Behind Your Walls here