Following the release of acclaimed new album ‘Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart’, Black Lips release decadent new video for ‘Get It On Time’ directed by renowned LA filmmaker and rock photographer David Black.
An unfinished long-lost Velvet Underground song that saw Oakley Munson obsessed for years, ‘Get It On Time’ sees the Lips drummer pen the remainder of the song with the blessing of John Cale.
“The first encounter I had with this song was at the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh in 99’. It was on a bootleg recording of the Velvets at the factory. Then I hear one song I’ve never heard. As soon as I’m getting into it I hear Lou Reed yell “stop!” And that’s it. They cut it off and move onto the next song never to be done again. I searched for years for this song and finally found it. The song was unfinished, thrown away and that made it mysterious to me. One night I decided to finish the song, with Lou Reed’s help. I went into an empty room, lit some candles, and wrote the first words down. Even though I still don’t know what it’s about it has the same mesmerizing sadness and Zumi ‘s singing is really iconic. It only took one pass in the studio and we had it.” Oakley Munson
Shot in Los Angeles at Goya Studios and Sunset Sound Studios, on both 16mm film as well as on repurposed broadcast TV cameras recovered from Tammy Faye Bakker’s old television studio.
“Ten years ago, I drove to a small town in central Florida to purchase the remains of a Tammy Faye Baker television network. The equipment was in an old swampy garage inhabited by snakes and mould. I kept the cameras and studio equipment since then, but it went unused.
Zumi and I have been friends and collaborators since we were kids and ‘Get It On Time’ seemed the perfect song to resurrect Tammy Faye’s studio. The video moves between two worlds of performance and document, ultimately blurring the boundary between the two.” David Black
Black Lips continue to tour their new album across the US through March before heading to Europe again this summer. Festival dates include SXSW and Primavera.
“Dirty, raw and distinctly alive” Paste
“Black Lips sound revitalised” Stereogum
“Simply masters in their field” NME
EU 2020 Tour Dates
27 Mar: Fuzzville Festival, Benidorm, Spain
30 Mar: Petit Bain, Paris, France
31 May: L’Aéronef, Lille, France
02 Jun: Le Stereolux, Nantes, France
03 Jun: Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux, France
04 Jun: Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Spain
05 Jun: Le Rockstore, Montpellier, France
06 Jun: Festival Yeah, Lourmarin, France
07 Jun: Epicerie Moderne, Feyzin, France
08 Jun: Bogen F, Zurich, Switzerland
09 Jun: Feierwerk, Munich, Germany
10 Jun: UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany
11 Jun: So36, Berlin, Germany
12 Jun: Best Kept Secret Festival, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
12 Jul: Sjock Festival, Gierle, Belgium
15 Jul: Lafayette, London, UK
16 Jul: Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium