This Parisian act may only have one EP to their name, but when a link to their new video recently dropped into our inbox, we knew we had to share it. Making what they call “Polyphonic Pop”, this seven-piece’s bombastic baroque sound evokes the Arcade Fire, but with a happier, more playful tenor. And while this song alone is certainly worth a mention, what really struck us is the amazing new clip accompanying “70 Million”. Produced by L’Ogre Productions, the video seems to take off from that pioneering feat in music-filmmaking “Losing My Religion”, in which R.E.M. brought the work of Caravaggio to life. For “70 Million”, Hold Your Horses! add a bit of Monty-Pythonesque panache to acting out paintings, like da Vinci’s The Last Supper, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, Magritte’s The Son of Man, Munch’s The Scream, Chagall’s La Mariée, and basically every other work one would need to study for an introductory art history survey. So count us among the many excitedly awaiting what this band produces next. But for now, we just wanted to thank them for, well, reminding us all that learning can still be fun.
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