Video: Porcelain Raft, “Unless You Speak from Your Heart”

January 25, 2012



Mauro Remiddi bka Porcelain Raft directed the video for sweet and psychedelic "Unless You Speak from Your Heart," placing himself, a mic stand and two minimally-choreographed alter egos in a crisp white New York room. In the clip, a warm-up game of Simon Says dissolves into reverb and strobe lights. The small room starts to seem smaller, and Remiddi, neatly-shaven, looks un-hampered and serene in spite of it all. He'll tour the US and Canada through April with a band in support of his debut album Strange Weekend, released yesterday, playing with Smith Westerns, M83 and Youth Lagoon along the way. Dates below.

Porcelain Raft Winter Tour:
Jan 27 - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ONT ~
Jan 28 - Il Motore, Montreal QC ~
Jan 29 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA ~
Jan 31 - Webster Hall, New York NY ~
Feb 01 - Black Cat, Washington DC ~
Feb 03 - Metro, Chicago IL ~
Feb 04 - Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee WI ~
Feb 12 - HMV Next Big Thing at The Garage, London (with Elephant)
Feb 16 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London *
Feb 22 - U&G. Hamburg DE *
Feb 23 - Vega, Copenhagen DK *
Feb 24 - Rockefeller, Oslo NO *
Feb 25 - Berns, Stockholm SE *
Feb 27 - Tavastia, Helsinki FI *
Feb 29 - KB, Malmo SE *
Mar 02 - Introducing Festival, Berlin DE *
Mar 03 - Introducing Festival, Cologne DE *
Mar 04 - Lucerna, Prague CZ *
Mar 05 - Hansa 39, Munich DE *
Mar 06 - Magazini Generali, Milan IT *
Mar 08 - Rockstore, Montpelier FR *
Mar 09 - Razzamatazz, Barcelona ES *
Mar 10 - Riviera, Madrid ES *
Mar 11 - Hard Club, Porto PT *
Mar 12 - Lux, Lisbon PT *
Mar 14 - I.Boat, Bordeaux FR *
Mar 15 - La Cigale, Paris FR *
Mar 16 - Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing FR *
Mar 17 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg FR *
Mar 18 - Les Docks, Lausanne CH *
Apr 02 - Radio Radio, Indianapolis IN^
Apr 03 - Off Broadway, St Louis MO^
Apr 10 - Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix AZ^
Apr 11 - Porter's Pub, San Diego CA^
Apr 12 - Troubadour, Los Angeles CA^
Apr 13 - The Independent, San Francisco CA^
Apr 14 - Harlow's, Sacramento CA^
*With M83
~With Smith Westerns
^With Youth Lagoon

Video: Porcelain Raft, “Unless You Speak from Your Heart”