The queens of Australian punk have returned once again, with Glitoris sharing the powerful video to their latest single, ‘Slut Power’.
If you’ve been paying attention to the world of Australian music in recent years, then the name Glitoris would be a familiar one to you. One of the most unforgiving and unapologetic bands on the scene today, the four-piece have managed to set themselves apart as an intense musical powerhouse, backing it up with stunning live performances.
Having turned heads once again in 2018 thanks to the release of their debut album, The Policy, Glitoris have now returned once again, sharing their latest single from the record, ‘Slut Power’, on Friday. Now, they’ve backed it up with a ferocious new video which puts the track into context.
Described as “a rallying cry for the #metoo generation” which calls out societal gender double-standards, ‘Slut Power’ largely consists of labels affixed to females who dare to divert from society’s subservient expectations of them.
With lyrics including “Bossy, tenacious/She’s ungenerous and ungracious” and “Mental and unstable/She was culpable for her own rape“, the tune culminates with the powerful rallying cry of “Fuck your labels, you can eat me/Reclaiming our slut glory.”
In the group’s latest video, which was produced by Glitoris and Martin Ollman and filmed on location in Kingston, Canberra and The Oaks Estate, Queanbeyan, the faces of each of the band’s members are in full focus; effectively helping to put a face behind just who these labels and insults are directed at.
Shot in stark black and white, Glitoris’ members complement the groove-driven live anthem with the music video equivalent of a raised middle finger as they take back exactly what they’ve been shamed for.
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“We loved making this video. It was a co-production between the band and Martin Ollman, who we worked with on the videos for ‘Spit Hood’ and ‘The Policy’,” the band explained. “We wanted this video to be up-front, confrontational and hard-hitting to align with the song. High contrast black & white was a no-brainer.
“The video needed to capture a lot: the ways in which women can (often unknowingly) reinforce patriarchal structures by ostracising and targeting other women; the ways in which the ambitions and dreams of women are either prevented, criticised and laughed off; the ways we’re made to feel terrible about every part of ourselves in order to feed the multi-billion dollar beauty industry; and, general violence against women and how we are blamed by the media and society-at-large for violent acts committed against us.
“The video also needed to capture our anger and resistance to those things, as well as us as a band, so it was a lot to convey.
“Martin Ollman captured the band footage and close-up vocal performances at Canberra Railway Station in Kingston,” they continued. “We filmed in early January when the fires were at their worst and the smoke was pretty bad that day.
“The video was shot at the railway museum and we found this decaying oil tank train with ‘ESSO AUSTRALIA’ emblazoned on it – it summed up everything in that moment and so we went for it. Women will be worse affected by climate change (UN/IPCC) so the whole video ended up with this dystopian look.
“The band filmed more of the close-up footage of themselves – the labels, the blood, the botox stuff – at The Oaks Estate near Queanbeyan and we chopped the whole thing together in the editing process. It’s always great working with Martin, who is an exceptional photographer and captured us perfectly.”
“Making a video for Glitoris is a little like embedding yourself into the song so deeply that you can’t come away from it without a deeper understanding of the message and inner-workings of the band,” Martin Ollman added of the video’s production.
“The band give it all to no-one in the middle of nowhere and it still amazes me the conviction and consistency they go about doing that. They have a vision – all I need to do is capture it. I do that using DLSR/Mirrorless cameras and in this video, and the band also filmed and contributed footage to the clip… as only they could.”
If you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, you can catch Glitoris when they hit the road in March, kicking off a 17-date tour of the country which will keep them busy through to May. Read on for all the appropriate details.
Check out ‘Slut Power’ by Glitoris:
Glitoris ‘Slut Power’ Australian Tour
Friday, March 6th
Epilogue Lounge, Alice Springs, NT
Free Entry
Saturday, March 7th
Railway Club, Darwin, NT
Tickets: Sticky Tickets
Friday, March 20th
Vinnie’s Dive, Gold Coast, QLD
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, March 21st
The Foundry, Brisbane, QLD
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, April 3rd
The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart, TAS
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, April 4th
The Royal Oak, Launceston, TAS
Tickets: Oztix
Sunday, April 5th
Forth Pub, Forth, TAS
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, April 17th
Lyric’s Underground, Perth, WA
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, April 18th
The Fire Station, Busselton, WA
Free Entry
Friday, May 8th
The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, May 9th
Oxford Art Factory Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Tickets: Moshtix
Sunday, May 10th
North Gong Hotel, Wollongong, NSW
Free Entry
Friday, May 15th
Pelly Bar, Frankston, VIC
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, May 16th
The Tote, Melbourne, VIC
Tickets: Oztix
Sunday, May 17th
The Eastern, Ballarat, VIC
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, May 23rd
Transit Bar, Canberra, ACT
Tickets: Moshtix
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