Singer-songwriter Amigo the Devil has released the official lyric video for his latest single “Cannibal Within.” Originally released October 06th on Liars Club Records, the track now has a visual ciunterpart, shot and directed by Natasha Austrich with animations by Disembodied. It comes from upcoming 2024 album, Yours Until the War is Over. Check out the video below.
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“There’s a tiny little cannibal inside of us all and it feeds on our insecurities. The more it feeds on doubt, jealousy and self devaluation, the bigger it grows until it becomes bigger than we ourselves are. And then we’re left with nothing. We lose the war,” says Amigo the Devil, otherwise known as Danny Kiranos, of the new song.
Self-produced and recorded in a backwoods bar-turned-studio, the banjo-driven tune speaks to honesty without pity. Experimental percussion – like the repetitive dropping of a pick, bottle tinks and the clacking of toy teeth – immerses the listener within an internal dialogue of self-doubt and insecurities, personified.
The track offers the first taste of Amigo the Devil’s forthcoming 2024 album Yours Until the War is Over, a 13-track collection that weaves together themes of relatable self destruction and trauma bonding with arresting authenticity. The album title is a reference to Ernest Hemmingway’s tragic love story with Agnes von Kurowsky during World War I, who would occasionally sign love letters to Hemmingway, “Yours until the war is over.”
Similar to his greatest influences, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen, Amigo the Devil embodies the truest form of an artist in this new work. Inspired by a mantra adopted from unexpected, late-night advice, he doesn’t have to “be the story to tell the story.” Songwriting doesn’t have to be linear, or biographical. Yours Until the War is Over is all heart, with no boundaries.
Amigo the Devil is bringing “Cannibal Within” to life on the road on the final dates of his 2023 fall tour. The 26-date run will reach an epic finale at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. The sold-out, immersive concert weekend Nov. 11-12 will feature nightly performances by Amigo the Devil. Other performers include Rattlesnake Milk, Jonathan Terrell and David Ramirez, with visual acts by No Ring Circus, late-night bar room sets, a writer’s round and more at the historic, haunting hotel.
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Amigo the Devil 2023 Fall Tour Dates:
Nov. 3-5 – Toluca, Mexico – Hell & Heaven Fest
Nov. 6 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
Nov. 7 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Nov. 9 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Nov. 11 – Estes Park, CO – The Stanley Hotel
Nov. 12 – Estes Park, CO – The Stanley Hotel