North Atlas release new music video for ‘Hypnotist’

NORTH ATLAS have released a new music video!

The new music video, for the track Hypnotist, is the brand new single from the Scottish alternative rock three piece. The new song is the first in a line of new music to come from the band this year.

“After being diagnosed with GAD (anxiety disorder) my doctor gave me some new pills and sent me to a therapist. It was kind of unsettling,” states vocalist Leon Hunter. “I wanted to write something real about the feelings of tension and waves of anxiety we hide away from others. Eventually I got to thinking; throughout our history, humans have always sent people with problems to “healers”. Before we called them doctors, they were known as shamans, using natural ingredients and superstitions to heal. Though we now call it medical science, it all came from a very natural background.”

The feral, horned creature depicted in the Hypnotist video is Cernunnos, a god associated with growth, hunting and fertility. Bringing this character to life, dancer Aaron Shepherd has a background in MMA and studies contemporary dance in Glasgow.

“Leon and I were influenced by pagan imagery a lot in our early days of doing music. It’s hard not to be, growing up in the middle of nowhere in Scotland,” Hunter muses, discussing the influences behind the single’s accompanying video. “We were drawn to these visuals by wanting to explore our origins, I think that respecting them is important in defining who you are, since it’s so easy to become disconnected from them in these fast paced times. I have felt lately that since I’m able to listen to so much music from all over the world online, sometimes as a musician I need to slow down and say to myself: “think about who you are, where you’re from and where you fit into all this.”

Watch the official music video for Hypnotist here: 

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