The Pop Corporation

Amyl and the Sniffers have a new video out and there’s a lot of nudity in it. It’s the kind of video that, if you’re getting your knickers in a twist about it, then you’re the kind of uptight tool that could probably do with a bit of skinny dipping to sort yourself out.

First, to business. The new single is called ‘Jerkin’ and its a ripsnorter, and it’ll feature on the new LP ‘Cartoon Darkenss’ which is out at the end of the week.

Amy Taylor says of the song: “The best part about this song is that a squirter can be anybody’s genitals. I wanted to write a song to big-up ‘the self’ while putting down the ‘other’ because sometimes, even if it’s just for a small window, that’s the best way to laugh something off and empower yourself.”

“World’s pissing me off and breaking my heart more than ever right now, might as well poke it back. It’s pointless but it’s cathartic.”

Director Angus Stewart says of the video: “The level of offence that a vagina or penis can generate is absolutely bizarre. Once, Amy said to me, ‘If the world wasn’t so fucked up, I’d never wear clothes’. It’s the context we stamp onto our sex organs that makes them innately ‘offensive’. This is why we wanted to strip away the artifice and examine the body in an open, conversational way. We approached the project as if it were a performance in itself.”

Anyway, CLICK HERE FOR THE UNCENSORED VERSION, and watch the censored one below. It’s a cool video. It’s punk fanzine nudity. It’s fun and inclusive and everyone looks cool in it.

Speaking about the X-rated version of the visuals, Stewart said: “The level of offence that a vagina or penis can generate is absolutely bizarre. Once, Amy said to me, ‘If the world wasn’t so fucked up, I’d never wear clothes’.

“It’s the context we stamp onto our sex organs that makes them innately ‘offensive’. This is why we wanted to strip away the artifice and examine the body in an open, conversational way. We approached the project as if it were a performance in itself.”

He continued: “From concept to crewing to casting, we (the production) let the project evolve in the most natural way possible, allowing our subjects to dictate their level of input based on their comfort on the day. We were learning what it was as we were making it, which is basically the opposite approach I’m used to.