The ghost of Barbara Lewis’ Hello Stranger haunts the melody and melancholic sentiment of Yonder Blue, one of the jazz-inflected highlights of Tortoise’s latest album, The Catastrophist. The still sense of sorrow is expertly expressed by Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley on vocals, and now in its video, premiered below.
“When I listened to Yonder Blue over and over again I felt a sense of longing and melancholy,” said its director Joe Martinez. “[I have] a feeling of infinite want or a yearning. So I decided to personify this feeling into a character for the song’s video. A person in pursuit of her identity and a journey that has the feeling of being incomplete; a snapshot of an existential journey and a moment to revel in the undefined qualities of life.”
Watch the video below and let us know your thoughts.
• Tortoise’s 2016 European tour includes a sold-out gig at Village Underground, on 23 February, and appearances at Primavera Sound festival in June and ATP Iceland festival in July.
