
It was only one week ago that Jukebox the Ghost released their sophomore album, Everything Under the Sun. But, the video for their second single “Schizophrenic” has already made its way online. Like Everything Under the Sun‘s first single, “Empire,” “Schizophrenic” features a distinct piano melody. In fact, it has two!
Says lead singer Ben Thronewill of the track, “Years ago I learned that often schizophrenics become schizophrenics in their early twenties after a traumatic experience. So the song is from the point of a schizophrenic who still has the wherewithal to talk coherently about his illness. Secondly, the song was born of the two piano melodies of the verses that were both technically very difficult to play and which, after I learned them, screamed ‘schizophrenic.'”
The video plays with the song’s theme in a clever manner, but also employs the use of TVs in an extremely cliche way. All the same, it’s definitely worth checking out down below.