Wife Patrol has been selected for the Next Up Fellowship created by cultural development firm GANGGANG. GANGGANG’s vision for Next Up is part of the #IndyKeepsCreating series, a program powered by the City of Indianapolis in partnership with Arts Council of Indianapolis to provide support for developing musical artists to get to the next goal in their careers. Wife Patrol is one of nine musicians/musical groups selected for the fellowship.
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Wife Patrol Premieres "Your Mother" Music Video
On Friday, October 2, 2020, Wife Patrol released the fourth single and video from their debut album Too Prickly For This World. “Your Mother” premiered with a spooky video narrative arranged by photographer/videoographer Clay Lomneth using public domain video footage. The video was also featured as “Video Of The Day” on the music blog Loud Women. The song is also available to purchase or download.
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New Noise Magazine Premieres "Girl Cactus" Music Video
On Monday, August 31, Addison Herron-Wheeler of New Noise Magazine premiered the music video for “Girl Cactus”.
“Girl Cactus” is the third single from Wife Patrol’s debut album Too Prickly For This World, to be released on Friday, September 4, 2020.
Anchored by the chorus “You want me around / But you don’t want to be around me,” the song explores difficult-relationship dynamics from romances to shallow attempts at inclusion. The video is the band’s debut music video, filmed outdoors and socially distanced with a crew of one and the band.
The music video was filmed in a socially distanced environment, with the band and one crew member, Clay Lomneth.