Squally indie rock band Strange Markings are certainly an anomaly in the local rock scene – they’re bringing back a musical tension that embraces the dynamics of hard rock without discarding its more subtle melodic sensibilities. So they’re on full-on swagger in their latest single "Lights Out", and all the better for it – the song quickly ricochets with a crunchy riff that transforms its classic Bo Diddley beat into a solid backdrop of punchy percussion and barely-there synth strokes. The propulsive track is now accompanied with an inventive music video, which explores the world of virtual reality by following the journey of a man who seeks the pleasures of cyber-hedonism in the city of Tokyo. And no boarding passes were necessary to shoot it – director Calder Greenwood made made everything in the video out of home-based supplies like cardboard, construction paper and foam core, including the subway car and the model of the city. It comes off the release of their latest full-length, titled Coyote.
