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Oct 24, 2024 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Daniel Jones

New York indie singer/songwriter Carter Brady released his solo debut in 2021 with his album Blue Reverb. In the years since he’s kept up a steady stream of new singles一all evoking his ‘90s-indebted style of alt rock and indie rock一before returning this year with his sophomore album, Shopping Cart. He wrote and recorded the album DIY, playing most of the instruments himself and creating a series of accompanying music videos for each track. He’s been rolling out these videos over the course of the summer, and today he’s back with another new video for his track “Go Home,” premiering with Under the Radar.

“Go Home” is a rollicking indie rock cut, built atop churning guitar lines, crashing percussion, and an achingly sincere vocal performance from Brady. The track initially operates at an understated simmer but it gets a shot of energy with the chorus, which finds Brady’s vocals coming out in a rapid tumble of nervous energy. Above the swirling guitars and pounding cymbals Brady’s lyrics paint a portrait of anxious longing: “Everything is harder than it needs to be when you’re in control / Your thoughts take hold / Need to do something / Before these days are over I know / Go home.”

Brady explains of the track’s accompanying video co-directed by Kyle deCamp and Brady, “I am very proud of how this song turned out, so I wanted to make sure that the music video was equally as memorable and intriguing to viewers and listeners. I did grow up doing a small amount of longboarding around my hometown with friends in middle school, so that’s where that idea came from for the intro and fish eye lens shot. As soon as Kyle and I came across a dead-end street in a nearby town that said Brady Ave, I knew that it was meant to be and thought ‘this is going to be super meta and it’s also literally free storytelling.’ It also took less than a full day’s worth of filming and was done on a pretty low budget, so I was even more pleased with how it all came together given it didn’t cost me that much money for how high quality the final product is.”

Check out the song and video below. Carter Brady’s new album, Shopping Cart is out everywhere now. Stream the album here.