Smile

New Zealand-via Melbourne act Banks Arcade return with their brooding, attitude-fuelled new single and video “Smile” today. Mashing intense color and visual energy into its accompanying lyric video, viewers will be confronted by the stark lyricism of “Smile” that brings home its message: “We’re all too good at getting numb“. Banks Arcade vocalist Joshua O’Donnell shares more on the meaning behind the track: “The future feels uncertain for a lot of people at the moment. We feel lost and unsure of where we’re headed, and it can lead to a lot of masochism and unhealthy escapism. ‘Smile’ comments on this pleasure seeking mentality and a culture that is obsessed with self gratification” he says. “Most of us recognise we are living in a broken, unsustainable state, but we refuse to acknowledge it. We’ve all become the devil on each other’s shoulders and the cycle of negative affirmations and encouragement is leading us to a dark place. Everyone is in pain but we’re so concerned about saving face….hear the lyric ‘Keep that smile cause it won’t [Read More]