Soundgarden: King Animal (Universal, 11/13/12)
Soundgarden’s King Animal, its first album in 16 years, is both a welcome return to form and an exercise in creative experimentation. Now the band has teamed with renaissance man Dave Grohl in a video for heavy rocker “By Crooked Steps.” And with Dave behind the lens, the serious tone of the music doesn’t mean that you can’t have a little bit of lighthearted fun.
The video finds the band as biker gang, taking over a bar and running afoul of police. The gang’s mode of transport, though, isn’t really….fear inspiring. Look for the cameo by Deadmau5, and check out a brief making-of video.
Soundgarden currently is on tour, with dates in Chicago on January 29 and 30 and more continuing into February.