Watch Defeater’s Video for “Empty Glass” at NPR.ORG

Set in a low-lit bar, this video premiere for “Empty Glass” from Empty Days and Sleepless Nights, shot by director Rob Soucy, captures the darker side of a seemingly victorious country still dealing with a lot of hurt. In beautifully-cast shadows, “Empty Glass” cuts from poker players and inconsolable drunks to a skeezy man looking for a one-night stand. Like the brooding song waiting to release, the impressionistic narrative coalesces into a bar-wide fight at the emotional climax in the video.

“Along with the conceptual work of our records, we wanted to make a music video that told a story within itself. The “Empty Glass” video shows the sometimes seedy underbelly of our story’s bar that the listener finds in the record instead of just seeing the bare-bones love story the song weaves. With our friend and director Rob Soucy, we wanted to take the viewer and fan to a different place than just the record” explains Defeater vocalist Derek Archambault.

Empty Days & Sleepless Nights is out now on Bridge 9 Records

 Tour dates listed below

Defeater U.S. Tour Dates:

 

Nov 11 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Nashville, TN @ The End

 

Nov 11 Defeater
Nashville, TN @ Grimey’s
Address: 1604 8th Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37203 – Nashville, TN 

 

Nov 12 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Charlotte, NC @ Casbah @ Tremont Music Hall

 

Nov 13 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern

 

Nov 14 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Tavern

 

Nov 15 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Richmond, VA @ The Warehouse

 

Nov 16 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

 

Nov 17 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Philadelphia, PA @ Broad Street Ministry

 

Nov 18 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

 

Nov 19 Defeater, Miles Away (w/ Bane, Dead End Path)
Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft @ The Chance

 

Defeater UK Tour Dates with Every Time I Die:

 

Nov 30 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
London, UK @ Electric Ballroom

 

Dec 01 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2

 

Dec 02 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
Stoke, UK @ Sugarmill

 

Dec 03 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
Birmingham, UK @ 02 Academy2

 

Dec 04 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
Norwich, UK @ Waterfront

 

Dec 05 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms

 

Dec 06 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
Manchester, UK @ Club Academy

 

Dec 07 Defeater (w/ Every Time I Die)
Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts