Check Out Island’s New Video For ‘Everyone’s The Same’

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London’s Island have shared a new video for their recent single ‘Everyone’s The Same’. Check it out below.

The new surreal video was directed by Joel Barney, and sees frontman Rollo Doherty leaving his dressing room to join the rest of the band on-stage, before the scene resets and Doherty re-emerges from the dressing room again with him and the band dressed in different guises, changing between various styles and eras throughout the song.

Talking about the video the band said “We just really wanted an excuse to wear some fun stuff & get our makeup done – ‘Everyone’s The Same’ seemed like the perfect opportunity.”

The single follows on from the bands previous single ‘Octopus’. The two tracks contrast perfectly, highlighting the band’s unique dynamic range and risk-taking in their new songwriting process.

Here’s the new video:

“‘Everyone’s The Same’ is a song for anyone who’s angry at being told they can’t make any sort of difference or can’t be a positive force for change,” Doherty comments on the track. “I’d been getting really frustrated with this idea that as individuals our actions aren’t able to make a difference on the collective impact we’re having on the world, the idea that we’re all destined to have a negative influence on the environment just by existing, and that everyone is equally guilty. But the song is intended to be broader than that, and to capture that feeling of frustration at being told what you’re worth.”

Both ‘Everyone’s The Same’ and ‘Octopus’ were recorded last summer, in a semi-locked-down London with Mikko Gordon (Thom Yorke). This is the band’s first time working with an outside producer.