With little more than a week to go until the release of his new album The Grandad Galaxy, Britain's The Voluntary Butler Scheme aka one man band Rob Jones has released a brand new video for "Yo-Yo Star". The video features a bunch of unrelated cinematic sequences pieced together in pretty much the same manner Jones crafts his music. Scenes of island dancers, penguins, and Carl Sagan's Cosmos and more are all juxtaposed along with kaleidoscopic visuals to accompany the bouncy summery track "Yo-Yo Star". The first track I've heard off The Grandad Galaxy (not including those featured on The Chevruel EP), it's nice to hear that Jones hasn't completely departed from this retro-pop leanings. Instead it's a delightful mash-up of old and new sounds. The occasional glitchy trappings hidden mostly by swelling strains of borderline tropical pop goodness. And yet, not really resembling his previous works on At Breakfast, Dinner, Tea. To say I'm looking forward to the new album is an understatement.
Also, Jones apparently quietly released a video for "Don't Rely On It, Don't Count On It" last month that you can also watch.
The Grandad Galaxy is due out July 18th in the UK. No word yet on a US release. You can nab a free download of "Yo Yo Star" here.
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