THEY. reveal 'What You Want' in New Hanna-Barbera inspired Video

By: Mar. 08, 2017
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After showing the world "U-RITE," Dante Jones and Drew Love of THEY. team up with Psycho Films again to release the second visual from their debut album, "What You Want."

Watch "What You Want" (dir: Psycho Films)


"'What You Want' is an energetic song and we wanted to do a video that has a funhouse vibe to it," Jones explains on the video. "I always loved the old school Hanna-Barbera cartoons from back in the day, and I was glad we were able to recreate those signature doorway scenes with some dope video trick." Love adds, "Psycho Films again did an amazing job of capturing the unique energy we put into this song. This may be our favorite video yet."

Two years in the making, their featureless 14-track Nü Religion: Hyena (Mind of a Genius / Warner Bros. Records) is a brilliant display of their "grunge-n-b" sound and a mix of their eclectic ear, various influences, and lessons learned from working with behind-the-scenes with some of music's biggest artists.

The new video comes in the throes of their first-headlining U.S. tour and with the news of a newly announced European tour in May. The 12-city Nü Religion Tour starts on May 9th in Stockholm and wraps on May 27th in Dublin.

THEY. kicked off the domestic leg of their headlining tour in Seattle last night. Tickets to the remaining 18 cities - including newly added SXSW dates - are are available here and come with a copy of the new album with every ticket purchased.
The award-winning R&B duo individually cut their teeth writing and producing with some of music's top stars. Brought together by a mutual friend during a studio session, the Denver and DC-natives immediately clicked on their eclectic tastes and inspired to create sound of their own. Following a hit dance collaboration with Skrillex and Mind of a Genius Records label mate/friend ZHU "Working For It," THEY. dropped their acclaimed 3-track Nü Religion EP which has racked up tens of millions of streams on Soundcloud and Spotify. The EP led to an offer from Bryson Tiller to join his worldwide "T R A P S O U L" tour, a mentorship from Timbaland, a performance at the inaugural ComplexCon, and touring with PARTYNEXTDOOR and Jeremih for their "Summer's Over" tour.
"Nü Religion: Hyena" is available for stream or download at https://THEY.lnk.to/NuReligionHyena.
"Nü Religion" European Tour
5/9 - Klubben - Stockholm, Sweden
5/10 - Parkteateret - Oslo, Norway
5/11 - Beta - Copenhagen, Denmark
5/13 - Reineke Fuchs - Cologne, Germany
5/14 - Yaam - Berlin, Germany
5/17 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands
5/19 - Charlatan - Gent, Belgium
5/21 - La Magnifique Society - Reims, France
5/23 - La Bellevilloise - Paris, France
5/25 - XOYO - London, United Kingdom
5/26 - Deaf Institute - Manchester, United Kingdom
5/27 - Academy 2 - Dublin, Ireland
"Nü Religion" U.S. Tour
3/7 - The Crocodile - Seattle
3/8 - Alexander Gastown - Vancouver
3/10 - Social Hall SF - San Francisco
3/11 - Constellation Room - Santa Ana
3/12 - Club Red - Phoenix
3/14 - The Cambridge Room - Dallas
3/15 - SXSW - Austin
3/16 - SXSW - Austin
3/17 - SXSW - Austin
3/19 - The Loft - Atlanta
3/21 - Songbyrd - Washington DC
3/22 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia
3/23 - SOB's - New York
3/24 - Middle East - Boston
3/26 - Mod Club Theatre - Toronto
3/27 - The Shelter - Detroit
3/29 - Double Door - Chicago
3/30 - Fine Line - Minneapolis
4/1 - Larimer Lounge - Denver
4/3 - Voodoo Room - San Diego
4/4 - The Roxy - Los Angeles

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