Mat Kerekes releases music video for “Hawthorne”

Toledo, OH singer-songwriter Mat Kerekes (of punk band Citizen) has released a video for “Hawthorne”, the sixth track off his new album, ‘Ruby’. The Johnny Chew-directed video is a bit of a lonely, sad one— it’s a forlorn, restless montage that’s entirely hand-drawn, flashing figures as Kerekes’ urging voice booms in the background, urgent and pleading. Watch below.

Today’s new release comes a week after the release of Kerekes’ second solo album, ‘Ruby’, a 10-track exploration in indie folk/pop that’s worth a listen all the way through. “Since I recorded and produced the album myself, without having anyone talking in my ear, it honestly makes me feel more personally attached to it. It feels like mine,” shared Kerekes.