RUN THE JEWELS SHARE APOCALYPTIC “CALL TICKETRON” VIDEO
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Grammy-nominated groupΒ (we couldn’t resist saying it)Β Run The Jewels have just unveiled a video for “Call Ticketron,” a standout track from their breakthrough album Run The Jewels 3. Directed by Brad Palmer & Brian Palmer of Surround, the clip depicts a sold out show at the Garden in NYC which goes awry when the audience mysteriously disappears. As the guys investigate, matters take an apocalyptic turn, and strangeness ensues. A VEVO exclusive, “Call Ticketron” marks the third official video from RTJ3, which topped Billboard’s Rap, R&B/Hip Hop, Independent & Vinyl charts upon its release in January, and has already accrued year-end honors from Pitchfork, Chicago Tribune, Rough Trade, Paste, TheΒ Skinny, and more.
The video arrives just after the final performances of the duo’s expansive 2017 touring itinerary, which spanned 106 shows across the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and beyond, including cataclysmic performances at a wide swath of major international music festivals (including Primavera, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Field Day, Made In America, Best Kept Secret, Pitchfork Paris, FYF, and many more), as well as a historic run of four consecutive sold out shows at New York’s Terminal 5. And the guys show no signs of slowing down, with a sold-out Australian tour kicking off in January ’18, followed by a direct support slot on fellow Grammy nominee Lorde’s North American tour in the Spring. Plus the duo are appearing on the coveted PBS live music TV program Austin City Limits on January 27.
Last week the group earned its firstΒ Run The JewelsΒ GrammyΒ nominationΒ in theΒ “Best Rap Song”Β category forΒ the song “Chase Me”, their collaboration withΒ Danger MouseΒ andΒ BigΒ BoiΒ from theΒ soundtrack to the movie Baby Driver, which scored a #1 box office debut in the US.Β The nominationΒ marks the latestΒ confirmation ofΒ the duo’sΒ continued emergence inΒ popular culture,Β fromΒ filmΒ (the group’s music was featured in the trailers for the forthcomingΒ Black Panther, George Clooney’s directorial vehicle Suburbicon,Β and the recentΒ BaywatchΒ reboot,) toΒ TV (including the surprise launch of their album on theΒ Portlandia season opener,Β performancesΒ onΒ The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon & Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel,Β as interview guests onΒ The Daily ShowΒ With Trevor Noah, and a holiday skit withΒ Stephen ColbertΒ forΒ The Late ShowΒ that airsΒ tonight,Β plus soundtrack appearancesΒ on Silicon Valley,Β Dear White People,Β Good Behavior),Β to commercialΒ radio (their collaboration withΒ DJ Shadow, “Nobody Speak,” is currently chartingΒ #35Β and climbing).
The sporting world has also enthusiastically embracedΒ RTJ.The duo performed at halftime of the season debut games of theΒ AtlantaΒ Hawks’sΒ newΒ Philips ArenaΒ and threwΒ outΒ the first pitchΒ for theΒ Chicago CubsΒ atΒ Wrigley FieldΒ this Summer,Β createdΒ theΒ theme songΒ “Mean Demeanor”Β forΒ Electronic Arts’ global smash-successΒ FIFA ’18Β game (andΒ featureΒ in theΒ game’sΒ commercial starringΒ Cristiano Ronaldo),Β and have receivedΒ enthusiasticΒ in-stadium and social media play fromΒ Alabama football, the Miami Dolphins, Boston Red Sox, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, North Carolina basketball, Sporting Kansas City FCΒ and many more. To top it off, Run the JewelsΒ dove into the world of craft brewing with a splash, havingΒ their debut collaboration,Β Stay Gold IPA, votedΒ theΒ #1 IPAΒ in AmericaΒ byΒ Draft Magazine, rolled outΒ an exclusive apparelΒ line withΒ VolcomΒ (including their signature black denim jacket), for whom the duo serve as brand ambassadors, and launched their own augmented reality app,Β ARTJ.
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