Yungblud has enlisted Florence Pugh for an emotional music video for brand spanking new single “Zombie.” The emotional ballad will function on his upcoming fourth studio albums, Idols, out June 20.
Pugh, who present stars in Marvel’s Thunderbolts has type for showing in music movies. In 2023, she performed the main position in rising British indie star Rachel Chinouriri’s video for her single “By no means Want Me.”
The video for “Zombie” reveals the toll healthcarers face of their position, and Yungblud (actual title: Dominic Harrison) defined the monitor’s origins in a brand new assertion.
“The tune was written initially about my grandmother going by way of severe harm and trauma, main her to turn into a unique individual to who she was earlier than,” he mentioned. “It’s in regards to the feeling of decay and ugliness; shutting out the world and the individuals we love out of the worry of changing into a burden or a humiliation.”
The artist added, “All of us need somebody or one thing to consolation us regardless of how we’re proper now or who we turn into sooner or later. However it’s f—ing scary.”
The tune will function on the British rocker’s upcoming double album Idols, which can be launched in two elements. The primary half will drop on June 20, a day earlier than his headline set at his personal pageant Bludfest in Milton Keynes, England. Chase Atlantic, Rachel Chinouriri and Denzel Curry all function on the lineup.
Harrison kicked off the Idols period again in March with the nine-minute LP opener “Hiya Heaven, Hiya” showcasing his intent. In an accompanying press launch, he mentioned of the tune: “It’s a journey of self-reclamation, a goodbye to the previous and the way you might have identified or perceived me earlier than, and a hi there to the long run and the place I’m going. It units the precedent for what this album is.”
His previous two albums below the Yungblud moniker — Bizarre! (2020) and Yungblud (2022) — each reached No. 1 on the U.Ok.’s Official Albums Chart.
Watch the Charlie Sarsfield-directed video for “Zombie” beneath.