Circuit des Yeux’s bold new video for “Do The Dishes”
Interview with Haley Fohr at Jezebel
Circuit des Yeux announces summer tour dates
Circuit des Yeux’s Thrill Jockey debut In Plain Speech is out May 19th
Circuit des Yeux is Haley Fohr, a young transplant to Chicago from Indiana who makes hauntingly beautiful music driven by her distinctive voice. Rarely do artistic and political intents coalesce so seamlessly as in Circuit des Yeux’s new video for “Do The Dishes,” which was premiered by Jezebel this morning. The clip, Fohr performs basic household chores before collapsing naked on a treadmill during a moment of musical upheaval. The video was directed by Chicago photographer and filmmaker Julia Dratel.
Fohr told Jezebel, “I’d like to add to this movement of women who are depicting realistic images of women. I think flooding the airwaves with these sort of images is a proactive way in changing the predetermined mind set of our generation.” The song is dark and minimal, centered around a sample of a Laotian ethnographic record, manipulated to resemble an organ, and driven by Haley’s unmistakable voice.
Circuit des Yeux will be touring throughout June and July, including dates with Jessica Pratt and Xylouris White, before heading over to Europe for dates with Jenny Hval and Liturgy. As anyone who has seen Fohr perform, with a her full band or solo, knows, her shows are cathartic and powerful experiences.
Thu May 7th – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop w/ Jessica Pratt
Tue May 19th – Chicago, IL – Rockefeller Chapel (Release Show)
Fri June 6th – Vancouver, BC – China Cloud (Levitation)
Mon June 29th – Columbus, OH – Mint Collective
Tue June 30th – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Wed July 1st Washington DC – Union Arts
Thu July 2nd – New York, NY – Subculture
Fri July 3rd – Brooklyn , NY – Trans-Pecos
Sun July 5th – Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
Mon July 6th – Providence, RI – Aurora
Tue July 7th – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa w/ Xylouris White
Wed July 8th – Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel w/ Xylouris White
Thu July 9th – Detroit, MI – UFO Factory
Fri July 10th – Cincinnati, OH – Ice Cream Factory
