Toronto experimental electronic group Holy Fuck have a new album on the way, Congrats (out May 27 via Innovative Leisure), and today they've shared a music video for the first single, "Tom Tom" (via Pitchfork).Directed by Michael LeBlanc, the clip follows a teenage boy through a spooky small town in Romania, as the faces of the villagers distort in disturbing ways.Check out the band's upcoming tour dates and read a statement by the director about the making of the video below."Brian and I decided to shoot the video in Romania so we could cast authentic people in a unfamiliar setting. I wanted to shoot most of the scenes when the sky was just about to fade and use as much natural light as possible. This helped with the surreal style I was trying to create.I was lucky to have my Romanian friend Miruna Soiu who helped produce/translate and her husband Ian Mcgettigan who's one of my best friends who helped with all things including being the dolly grip and doing most of the driving. Myself, the two of them and my girlfriend Erika Lobko who's a local set designer from Toronto flew over. There we found our two main characters Marius Staicu senior and his son Marius. They were perfect in every way.Casting was really fun as we just walked around Zarnesti and asked people if they'd like to be in a music video. We shot most of the video in Sirnea a small village near Brasov where both Ian and Miruna had once stayed. It was through their contacts that we were able to do this video. Without them and Erika who ended up operating on many shots the video would have never been made."Holy Fuck Tour Dates:June 4 - Field Trip Festival - Toronto, Ontario
June 12 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
June 13 - Club Bahia - Los Angeles, CA
June 14 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
June 16 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
June 17 - Levitation Festival at Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park - Vancouver, BC
June 18 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
July 14 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
July 15 - Shelter - Detroit, MI
July 16 - RBC Ottawa Bluesfest at LeBreton Flats - Ottawa, ON
July 18 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
July 19 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
July 20 - The Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
July 21 - DC9 - Washington, D.C.
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June 12 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
June 13 - Club Bahia - Los Angeles, CA
June 14 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
June 16 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
June 17 - Levitation Festival at Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park - Vancouver, BC
June 18 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
July 14 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
July 15 - Shelter - Detroit, MI
July 16 - RBC Ottawa Bluesfest at LeBreton Flats - Ottawa, ON
July 18 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
July 19 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
July 20 - The Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
July 21 - DC9 - Washington, D.C.