Photo by Sahan Jayasuriya

On “East Side Screamer”, Graham Hunt is visited by a supernatural entity on the mean streets of Wisconsin. From the sounds of it, the guitar-pop songwriter is the one who we should all be scared the shit out of after hearing what he can do with just his instrument and a kickdrum on the latest single from his newly-announced album, Timeless World Forever. But before we get there, let’s look at where Hunt’s been before staring down the paranormal path: a DIY stalwart who has released a series of LPs, singles, and EPs on labels like Forged Artifacts and Smoking Room before joining Run for Cover Records, Hunt has held tight with exploring the gonzoisms of the six-string itself that simultaneously makes his sound difficult to peg, but also a kindred spirit to the punkified power-pop of dazy, the synthesized hardcore of MSPAINT, and loopy post-gaze of Alex G and They Are Gutting a Body of Water. “East Side Screamer” follows the l̶o̶s̶e̶r̶ slacker ways of the album’s lead single “I Just Need Enough” by using his license to ill against banshees in an alternative timeline where the Venn diagram between rap-core and indie rock gets bigger every second throughout the apparition. “Four blocks out but it sounds like he’s right here / Then he veers off and he disappears / Disembodied voice from a porch says / ‘Shut the fuck up.’” Just as enigmatic, Hunt’s handiwork leaves you in disbelief, screaming expletives.

Directed by: Shannon and Sheridan Connor / Animated by: Boy Tillekens

Graham Hunt’s Timeless World Forever will be released June 13th on Run for Cover Records.