SBTRKT shares "New Dorp.New York" video -- watch — consequenceofsound.net

With just two weeks to go before the release of Wonder Where We Land, SBTRKT has unveiled the video for the album’s lead single, “New Dorp.New York”. A shadowy and animated visual, it follows a sneaky, panther-like creature — the same one from the album artwork — as it travels from Staten Island (where the New Dorp neighborhood is located) to Manhattan. I’ve made this commute plenty of times before when I was in college, and while all the usual visual landmarks pop up — the Staten Island Ferry, the Verrazano Bridge, the various skyscrapers — I don’t think it’s ever looked as cool and slick as this. The song’s collaborator, Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, unfortunately doesn’t make an appearance, but I feel his New York City spirit in this Big Apple-centric clip.

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