Premiere: Reptaliens “Olive Boy” Video

First Single "Prequel" b/w "Olive Boy" Out Tomorrow

A lovely ennui flows naturally from Portland, Oregon’s Reptaliens and their melancholic pop has the kiss of a quiet breeze. It’s a family affair for the dream pop group recently signed to Captured Tracks, fronted by husband and wife Bambi and Cole Browning with band of friends Julian Kowalski (guitar), Bryson Hansen (synth), and Tyler Vergian (drums) playing along. Repataliens release the first single for the label “Prequel,” b/w “Olive Boy” tomorrow and Under The Radar is premiering the exclusive video for “Olive Boy” today. The dreamily domestic vibe of their first video for “Prequel” turns down a dark hallway in “Olive Boy”, directed by Verigin, with sinister exploits offset by the song’s steady lounge groove. It makes for an amusing dichotomy.

“Olive Boy is about the life and making of a serial killer. It takes you through the Olive Boy’s childhood, his adult life, and into a frenzy of his uncontrollable urge to kill. It was inspired by the beautiful olive groves of SoCal. After our last tour we came home and went straight into Julian’s basement to write the song instead of celebrating our return. Doug Russel plays the olive boy and was cast as soon as the video concept was created. We all laughed about how he was the first and obvious choice for the part because he looks like a serial killer, but he’s actually one of the sweetest and kindest humans we know- and he conveniently had a super creepy trap door on his back deck. Our drummer, Tyler Verigin, filmed and directed the whole thing. We shot everything in a day and, as always, our fog machine helped with some much needed special effects!”

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