[Cover photo credit to Ashtronot]
The Calling have revealed the song “Dust,” the first single and video from their upcoming album, Before The World Turns To Dust. As the band’s third album, and first since 2004, the 15-track record will be released this Fall, digitally, on vinyl, and on CD via TLG | Virgin Music Group.
The Los Angeles group is led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Alex Band alongside members Daniel Damico (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) and Dom Liberati (bass).
Alex Band says about the song:
I was initially writing ‘Dust’ as a timeless love song set in an apocalyptic world—kind of like what ours feels like at the moment—but then the song got a bit deeper. At the time, I was learning a lot about quantum physics and astrophysics and that brought in a different meaning. We’re all basically born from cosmic dust and connected by the same energy that flows through us. If you look close enough, everything in the universe is even made of the same core elements. Maybe love amplifies that subatomic connection? Maybe love can even transcend space and time? All of this was running through my head while writing ‘Dust.’
The video for “Dust,” directed by Tom Flynn, features award-winning actress Katelynn E. Newberry who has over 100 film credits. The “fairy tale-like video” follows the journey of star-crossed lovers.
Alex Band comments on the video:
Going off the idea that everything is made of the same energy and love never dies, the video tells a story of two people who haven’t been able to connect–-maybe one has passed, maybe both have passed, maybe they live in parallel universes. Whatever way you want to imagine it for yourself, we would like to think that love is stronger than what keeps us apart. That in the right moment, we can find each other again. In terms of production, we are proud of the video we made with a small budget and little time. I think it conveys exactly what we wanted it to. The director did an exceptional job putting all the pieces together. My wife wrote the video treatment and we shot it at my family’s property in Cleveland during a surprise snowstorm.
Here are The Calling’s upcoming shows:
Saturday, August 8 – Town Center Park – Suwanee, GA
Wednesday, August 26 – Bearsville Theater – Woodstock, NY
Thursday, August 27 – New York State Fair – Syracuse, NY
Friday, August 28 – Jergels – Warrendale, PA
Saturday, August 29 – Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA
Thursday, September 10 – The Parker – FT Lauderdale, FL
Friday, September 11 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
Saturday, September 12 – Five – Jacksonville, FL
Friday, September 18 – District Music Hall – Norwalk, CT
Saturday, September 19 – Court of Honor Stage – W. Springfield, MA
Sunday, September 20 – World Cafe – Philadelphia, PA
