Ought release new video for “Desire”

Ought release new video for "Desire"
Ought

Today, Ought are sharing the cinematic music video for “Desire” ahead of their busy week at SXSW and more Canadian tour dates. Of the video, director Heather Rappard said ““Desire” as a song has a real triumphant quality and masculine energy; I wanted to take this and subvert it and create a video that focused more on internal desire. Something that was important to me was that the video feel cathartic and positive; I’ve seen a lot of videos that take on ideas around gender that have characters being assaulted, or just exoticized. I wanted this character to have a full life but be most empowered, happiest, and at peace with himself when he’s on stage at the end.”

OUGHT ON TOUR

Mar 14 Austin, TX – Cheer Up Charlies [outside] (AdHoc)
Mar 14 Austin, TX – Waterloo Records
Mar 14 Austin, TX – Barracuda [outside] (Ground Control)
Mar 15 Austin, TX – The Sidewinder (Noise Pop)
Mar 15 Austin, TX – Barracuda [inside] (Secretly Canadian)
Mar 16 Austin, TX – Barracuda (Pitchfork)
Mar 17 Mesa, AZ – Underground%
Mar 18 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room%
Mar 19 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom%
Mar 20 San Francisco, CA – The Independent%
Mar 22 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios%
Mar 23 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey%
Mar 24 Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt%
Mar 26 Calgary, AB – The Palomino%
Mar 27 Saskatoon, MB – Amigo’s Cantina%
Mar 29 Winnipeg, MB – The Good Will Social Club%
Mar 30 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry%
Mar 31 Madison, WI – High Noon%
Apr 02 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups%
Apr 04 Washington, DC – The Black Cat#
Apr 05 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church$
Apr 06 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg#
Apr 07 Boston, MA – The Sinclair#
Apr 20 Bristol, UK – The Exchange
Apr 21 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Apr 22 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
Apr 23 Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
Apr 24 London, UK – Garage
Apr 26 Paris, FR – Maroquinerie
Apr 27 Nantes, FR – Stereolux
Apr 28 Bordeaux, FR – Iboat
Apr 30 Lausanne, CH – Le Romandie
May 01 Winterthur, CH – Albani
May 02 Brussels, BE – Botanique
May 03 Cologne, DE – Bumann & Sohn
May 04 Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain
May 05 Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
May 07 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Noord
Sept 2 – Royal Mountain at Rasberry Farm – Hamilton, ON

% w/ Flasher
# w/ Katie Von Schleicher
$ w/ Friendship

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