SISTER SPECIES - 'Heat Death (Hold Me Here)' official video

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Directed by Ben Kreibich and Emily Kastrul
Director of Photography: Ben Kreibich
Edited by Ben Kreibich
Additional Production Assistance by Mack Hastings, Sophie Fesser, and Ben Hovland
Starring (in order of appearance): Nestor, Templeton, Grapefruit, Didi, Murphy
Cat Handlers: Laini, Abby, Sarah, Sam, Ryan, Ben, and Kat

THANK YOU:
Muscle Beach for sauna access
Our beautiful community (esp. Gray + Sonny) for ice skating in Powderhorn under a full moon in February
Jason McGlone for lending us a drone

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SONG CREDITS:
Emily Kastrul (accordion, vocals, songwriting)
Jake Baldwin (trumpet, backing vox)
Lars Johnson (drums)
Noah Ophoven-Baldwin (trumpet)
Ryan Hays (bass)
Sten Johnson (trumpet, backing vox)
Willow Waters (guitar, backing vox)

"Heat Death (Hold Me Here)" is the first single off of Sister Species' album "Light Exchanges" (Aura Vortex 2020). Recorded + mixed by Jason McGlone at The Hideaway. Additional trumpets recorded at Future Dust Garage. Mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering.

Lyrics:

cold is the ultimate absence-
shockingly measurable
though at some point, all you feel is void
cold air sticks on the insides of pockets & bags

& the inevitable heat death of the universe
plays on as a backdrop
to our lives
beyond that final exhale of expansion
you can find me
dreaming of the other side

hold me
here, like you would hold a ladder-
casually you steady it against the fall
hold me here,
like you would hold a hammer
tightly with a tenderness as you aim for the wall

still I am still
it’s the world that is moving

can you hold me here/ will you hold me here?

while the inevitable heat death of the universe
plays on in the backgrounds
of our lives
beyond that final exhale of expansion
you can find me
dreaming of the other side

pull me in
with a well-woven story
one by one, my limbs unfold across the pages
lost I am lost
in the streets & the simplest things

when you pull me in
can you hold me here / will you hold me here?

while the inevitable heat death of the universe
plays on in the backgrounds
of our lives
beyond that final exhale of expansion
you can find me
dreaming of the other side

can you hold me here / will you hold me here?

[ella.bratton]

Why isn’t this song more popular?! It’s amazing and needs more attention💙

[Coybito]

This is a few years late, but I only heard this song this year and it’s one of my favourite discoveries of 2024. This video is also wonderful.

[tancredivergani]

Great song and fantastic album!

I was sleepless this morning and I found it a very soothing experience to discover such beautiful music while the sunlight started filling my room. Thank you!

[lukakostallas]

Huh! Why doesn’t this have more views? It’s an awesome video and an awesome song, thank you for posting it!

[JoeSmith]

Just heard this on the Bob Cesca Show from 4/28/20. I had to pause the show to check it out. A beautiful voice from a beautiful lead singer and a great horn section too.

[noadspf]

This just came on the radio this week and I just love it so much.

[debc]

Just found this a few weeks ago. Please come visit your southern neighbors in Rochester when shows start happening again. Fantastic song. Video theme - ice skating, sauna, cat wrangling.

[dizzy]

Heard this on the radio! I knew I had to hear more!

[erics]

Awesome song. Love the vocals, lyrics, chorus, instrumentation.

[d.haselrig]

Great song. Can't say why, but the feeling I get from this reminds of At The Drive In.

[scarlettestrella]

Nose como llegue a esta canción pero es lo mejor que me pasó ❤️🇲🇽

[TheChronzola]

Aw man! The brass and drums are just so vibrant! Your band is doing something in a time of electronic junk! Please please keep it up! So glad our college Station plays this! I've gotta get ya'lls album!