Squid - The Blades (Official Video)

[@portalmistress977]

weird seeing Charlotte Ritchie in one of the best modern British comedies and then with one of the best modem British bands

[@FlosMatricariae]

vince gilligan moment (hiring comedians to serious acting roles)

[@farkittcrunch3201]

This shows the mundane in a brilliant light, her patience to the absurd, her ability to twist imagination with reality to be at peace in the face of endless boredom.

[@jordanthompson5696]

also how kids can be invitations to the void

[@roonion1279]

Reminds me of pre-smartphone days. Now you can have fun anywhere. Weird how boredom has turned into nostalgia.

[@brightestblue19971]

Squid once again releasing the best song you've ever heard

[@penny7551]

Yesssss. I CANT WAIT FOR O MONOLITH

[@m-tetsuo]

I'm deaf, but it's pretty good

[@mkapper9800]

"best" ? 🤪

[@shannonslack4500]

Squid,king gizzard,black midi,Tool, all fun bands to drum along to lol.

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

@@shannonslack4500 try DJ Shadow

[@StanislovasRiska]

Hits just right for one of those 7/8 time signature type of nights ✊😔

[@gizzardgizzard3583]

As a die hard gizz fan that's almost every night. can't wait for this album!

[@ninjax9675]

the background horns/whatever around 3:45 are fucking incredible. squid does it again

[@photriongames245]

Squid out here teaching us about the infinite annoyances a kid will cause you

[@peakoildoomsday]

You were once that kid and your annoyances turned you into who you are today ❤

[@technoshaman101]

Ah, the kid was just having fun, this is about bureaucracy, you know that joyless lifeless overly serious creation of an adult world devoid of any creativity heart or understanding of how fucking live. Hence why what the child did is so perfect in this setting. Maybe the shit we do as grown ups really isn't as serious as we think

[@JadenGoter]

ngl i thought the office person was gonna get off work right as it got to her number to complete the full kafkaesque bureaucratic nightmare

[@JadenGoter]

the track is incredible btw

[@banananananananananananananas]

This music video feels like an anxiety dream

[@plasticflower]

Someone was dry blowing their hair when I watched this, so it was more like a silent movie. But, having worked in a government office before I can confirm that the depiction of the lady at the desk, or rather her approach to work, is a very accurate depiction. Thumbs up.

[@Ungu190]

youve gotta be squiddin me

[@mattdrummond3552]

New Squid is such a blessing

[@penny7551]

Squid are just making some beutiful magic. It is absolutely invredible what they create, love them to death😢😢

[@hopscotchoblivion7564]

This is one of those songs you have to listen to more than once

[@ok.fnva-4967]

Yeah, happened to me with every track on this new album. At first they were meh, by the third listen my mind was blown.

[@samuelecatalano2249]

Like 20 times a day you are saying? 😅

[@WiloPolis03]

I know exactly how the song progresses, and have no idea what's actually going on in the music video, and still, somehow, the countdown kept me on the edge of my seat

[@999minimal]

Squid....Best English band since Radiohead.

[@stephenmcelhone9955]

Yep,couldn't agree more. They're magnificent 👌

[@pipe]

the place where he inserted the blades

[@gdavis9296]

You always fucking beat me man 😭 your attention to this shit is so awesome. You’re a straight up figure in the whole movement lmao

[@tumpsheeheed1055]

@@gdavis9296 Pipe is such a boss

[@thomasgortemaker]

wrong band 😅

[@mfkongh917]

I always listened to this when I first explored “the depths” in TOTK.

[@peakoildoomsday]

All I can say is, thank you Squid and blessings be upon you.

[@meagan4605]

God, the buildup in the bridge sounds remarkable.

[@jackdaw123456]

This music video is better than most films

[@mcneeson]

This band makes my cat mosh and my dog stick to the ceiling

[@tsiki3533]

im actually in lovewith all the singles released so far i cannot wait for the album (and to maybe see u on tour)

[@kayosensei]

That's the youngest dingdong ditcher in tabloid memory

[@meagan4605]

common black midi W

[@jwg123]

i couldn't have started reading the pale king at a better time, right in tune with this video, long live squid

[@brazza99]

great song. thanks for mentioning, you've spurred me to check out David Wallace books

[@gabriel-qy8op]

Amazing guys, love from Argentina 🇦🇷

[@onhs_art]

god I'm just obsessed with this

[@covvardice8296]

Love you guys forever, thank you for another incredible drop. Can’t wait for the album!

[@yui-anarcomunist]

I'm from Argentina but I discovered squid through a youtube channel about rock and here I am discovering songs like cleaner, narrator and blade. and I love it!!! ❤

[@rhodaborrocks-dy3fb]

Great band. Can’t wait to see your guys sometime in the future. Absolutely love O Monolith. I’ve listened to it 6 times today painting my daughter’s bedroom😂

[@stephenmcelhone9955]

O Monolith is the best album I've heard in decades...if not EVER ! ❤

[@ToThePowerOfX]

Wow I was not expecting Squid to have Charlotte Ritchie in their music video lol

[@oilxxlio]

Que rápido se convirtieron en mi banda favorita wacho. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@ianbarbis6919]

tienen que tocar acá!!

[@mateus_patu]

​@@ianbarbis6919 South America fr

[@southarrest]

squidding so hard rn

[@jjhutchison881]

amazing oml, the video as well - huge props, cannot wait for the new album

[@vectorlyme]

Yay, another track that will be on repeat until the next release. Always 💯. Always Squid.

[@Six6Sicks]

I honestly have a kind of mini existential break down every time I watch this, and I'm okay with that.

[@joshuamartinpryce8424]

A blade cuts deep and leaves a need for healing. Spiritual blades cut through the heart and mind of a focused person.

[@jamesmacphee4868]

This band just get better and better...

[@DavidGinnFilm]

The album is releasing the day after my birthday. Well, time for an all-nighter!

[@purshottamadevadhikar5035]

the songs only 6 minutes mate

[@DavidGinnFilm]

@@purshottamadevadhikar5035 Honestly, you're right. I forgot to say it, but I meant that the album is releasing a day after my birthday

[@jamescruz8678]

@@purshottamadevadhikar5035bold of you to assume they're gonna listen to this just once

[@core_language]

Squid yet again proof that they are the band now

[@Duncan_1971]

I'm 52 and not inspired easily by new music but this song/vid are both very surprising! I'll be listening to more of this.

[@Richcanvas]

Me too, and I'm 65. I can't remember the last time I was forced to sit up right and taken on an incredible journey. Phenomenal. I'm seeing them in October in Birmingham, on my own, because a lot of my mates have given up on life. 😊

[@anselmoecheverria6342]

Squid es uno de los más sorprendentes grupos del nuevo post-punk británico, su excelente debut "Bright Green Field" (2021), había dejado las expectativas muy altas, así que el enigmático "O Monolith" venía lastrado por la curiosidad y el análisis pormenorizado, todo para garantizar que su éxito temprano no era sólo fruto de la casualidad. Lo cierto es que la banda de Brighton se han asentado como una de las más interesantes del momento, algo que ratifica su segundo álbum, donde muestran su perfil más expansivo, ese rock experimental que estremece al ofrecer oníricas bases electrónicas con delirantes arreglos de viento y febriles guitarras. No preguntes por qué, pero convencen a pesar de esa turbadora emergencia o precisamente por ello. Sus armonías disonantes y ritmos asincrónicos, les pueden convertir en tipos raros, pero la belleza se esconde en ocasiones en recodos imposibles. A pesar de todo "O Monolith" es un disco más accesible. Squid son desquiciantes y adorables gracias a ese sonido asfixiante y adictivo como un mantra. "O Monolith" es cualquier cosa menos convencional. Han parido un disco soberbio y lleno de personalidad. Música independiente novedades.

[@Just-Blue-Nonsense]

wth is all this shit?

[@madoka1000]

Never thought I'd see my favorite show Ghosts cross with Squid 😂

[@Inirdin]

4:34 I was totally expecting the number to jump straight to 459

[@petercooney2268]

Excellent as always.

[@MammothInSpace]

the best band with the best videos

[@c11p]

Charlotte is my crush, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. And Squid is my second.... also not ashamed.

[@roryhensen]

ITS SQUID SEASON BABY

[@Guadeloop]

addicted to the album already

[@gabrielraimundo6411]

Maravilhosa!

[@CeeLoGreen666]

they can not miss!!

[@TarzanHedgepeth]

Unique and interesting. Good stuff

[@tommmp]

i love squid !

[@tumpsheeheed1055]

Squid 🦑♥️

[@pipe]

i love tomp

[@reubenhendy]

squig :)

[@PhokenKuul]

These boys are British. How do they know exactly how the DMV works? Just goes to prove, bureaucracy is the same everywhere. Brilliant song.

[@rolandcr]

same in my country aswell

[@shannonslack4500]

Lol

[@mikelykan.9416]

Simply a masterpiece.👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@oxy3185]

Haven't been this excited for an album in a while :>

[@kennethguitarfiend4493]

Genius videeo

[@mateocafe8786]

Fookin’ brilliant.

[@jtbrooks]

the Talking Heads influence is strong in this one! 🎸 Love it 🎶 0:58

[@melodiessouterraineslate-n5311]

where do u situate it? to me it's really in the way they structure instruments/rhythmical sections and use voice which define their style, probably re-defining Byrne's interpretation of music.

[@jtbrooks]

@@melodiessouterraineslate-n5311 Yeah, I totally agree... also Ollie's vocal delivery really does evoke David Byrne as well - tho in particular I find the electronic noises at 0:58 are reminiscent of the effects used in songs in Remain in Light like Listening Wind or Born Under Punches

[@Rukimix]

Felt a lot of Radiohead on the second part of the video

[@jtbrooks]

@@Rukimix Yeah, there's a definite King of Limbs / HTTT vibe to the whole song too, especially the guitars (2+2 = 5 comes to mind)... The electronic drums right at the start are very Radiohead too

[@Madkid73]

Squid et Charlotte Richie est fantastique

[@mothydrawings]

Can't wait ❤

[@tumpsheeheed1055]

If Squid 🦑 has a million fans, then I am one of them. If Squid 🦑 has ten fans, then I am one of them. If Squid 🦑 has only one fan then that is me. If Squid 🦑 has no fans, then that means I am no longer on earth. If the world is against Squid 🦑, then I am against the world.

[@FurNaxxYT]

Bro really posted a 10 year old copy pasta before the video even premiered

[@tumpsheeheed1055]

@@FurNaxxYT as I should

[@andrewstreet3228]

I concur

[@shannonslack4500]

Yeah, pretty much.

[@탈퇴한회원-s4x]

....찢?

[@fishstickkitty8068]

Loved it!!

[@Soffish583822]

IMO ya'll deserve to be quite a bit more popular for how consistently your tunes hit, like not naming any names but there's other bands in your lane who are way less consistent but receive way more buzz. Regardless, this tune goes in.

[@fijozico]

Best one out of the ones they released off O Monolith so far

[@daryldingman9293]

god damn just take my money already, another banger

[@dylankallay7242]

Best band in the world

[@moleyholeyads]

GONNA BE SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK! 🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑

[@b1aW0rld]

👏🏼👏🏼 good music and Charlotte Ritchie 🥰

[@RoeyTidhar]

SO SO SO SO GOOD! im obsessed

[@mitchellmcquillen9520]

What an absolute banger

[@fredroberts8275]

This will sound like an odd thing to praise but compared to some other post-punk acts like Black Country New Road or Black Midi what is most interesting is how much Squid sounds like a rock band underneath all the artistyness. Like the first two bands too but its nice to find a way to break the mold without becoming getting close to being Baroque pop or Jazz Rock.

[@maryburke5423]

Totally with you there. Not odd at all.

[@lenonel3286]

I love squid!!!

[@genevievehart5351]

That's it... I'm going right now to fix the mistake I've made by not yet having preordered the o monolith coloured vinyl.

[@vangledosh]

Best song of the year

[@man4437]

Finally Squid collab with Bladee

[@jack-kg7vk]

Awesome

[@vpconcerts]

Great!

[@wizzardajp]

so stoked

[@hotelmario510]

This video is pretty much exactly what it feels like to sign on at the Job Centre. I hope I never have to do so again in the near future.

[@joel5956]

"I'll handle this - I'm British; I know how to queue."

[@cesaralonso3463]

Parents really need to pay attention to their kids

[@isaiah147]

Just when I thought I might of heard the best new Squid track, this epic drops......

[@christiangrnsleth8400]

I hear Jaga Jazzist and Radiohead in this song🔥

[@ToKymonGrey]

That intro reminds me of something off Battles EP B/C! Siiiiiiccc

[@salvlox_]

once those strings come in it reminds so much of a radiohead piece

[@eggy797]

AGGHHHHHHHHHHHH im so excited

[@Nakix4]

Come to Chile please 😭😭

[@darrylmulder5023]

Taskmaster Legend Charlotte Ritchie!

[@noodlehead2463]

fire

[@adam.kovacs]

One of the very few bands that actually knows how to use an electric guitar.

[@FingerthingMHS]

love love love the video -- how come norwegians are among the best in the world at absurdist humor?

[@eats5569]

they arent norwegian are they?

[@eduardoi2709]

Muy Kafkiano 😮

[@thegreatTBA]

Did safdie brothers make this?

[@Yourbankaccount]

do a gig in poland plz

[@mothydrawings]

Yes please

[@fjvlogs4364]

i really like this vid

[@dubanaguirre9430]

Temazo y buen video 🦑

[@charliegray9664]

Banger guys 🫶🏻

[@pazmendivil]

Kafka liked this video.

[@leonardoflores5323]

essa é 10/10

[@natsaij.g1942]

These damn kids