New Parenthetical Girls Video - "Evelyn McHale" (Stereogum Premiere)

Parenthetical Girls' "Evelyn McHale" may have used the suicide of its 23-year-old namesake as a starting point, but for the Judah Switzer-directed video the band stays far away from the Empire State Building, instead working through their malaise amid trees and fields and plenty of farm animals (horse, donkey, obviously a turkey). There are some beautiful shots here, especially when they seemingly make a pastoral nod to Manet's "The Lunch On The Grass" (or, at least that's what jumped into my...

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