Music

Watch the video premiere for the Auras' "Islands in the Sea"

by Mark Teo

Since their formation in 2010, Toronto’s The Auras have been sharpening their brand of druggy, interstellar psychedelia. With two EPs under their belt—EP and the Optical Sounds-released EP2—the band’s built a rep for smoked-out guitar explorations, fusing ’60s-owing psychedelia with modern shoegaze. It’s easy to get lost in, which is why this post has taken me, like, two hours to write.

But I digress. The Auras are currently prepping a split with Tess Parks, and today, we’re stoked to premiere a video from the forthcoming release, titled “Islands in the Sea.” The track’s a slowburning piece of tripped-out pop, but the accompanying visuals—assembled by photographer-videographer Laura-Lynn Petrick—is the perfect accompaniment, layering kaleidoscopic segments atop live footage of the band, all tied together with VHS fuzz. Check the video below.

And, when you’re done with the video, check the excellent EP2 below.