Harvey Rushmore & the Octopus have today released their new video for the track titled ‘Cloud Driver’ from their upcoming album ‘Mindsuckers’, dropping soon on Taxi Gauche Records.
There’s a certain patience to this video, a willingness to let the song unfold without interference. It doesn’t rush to make its point. Instead, it settles in, allowing tone, movement, and space to do the talking. That restraint is where its strength lives.
The performance feels less like a presentation and more like a moment caught mid-flow. You get the sense that the music would exist whether the camera was there or not, and that’s always a good sign. The players aren’t reaching outward for effect; they’re locked into something internal, something shared, and the viewer is invited in rather than addressed directly.
Sonically, there’s warmth without gloss. The edges are left intact. The rhythm breathes, the melodies wander just enough to stay human, and the overall feel is one of trust, trust in the song, trust in the listener, trust that nothing needs to be overexplained. It’s music that understands the power of understatement.
The visuals follow suit. Nothing distracts from the core of what’s happening. Shots feel chosen for mood rather than meaning, and that ambiguity works in the video’s favor. It allows the viewer to project, to sit with the sound instead of decoding a message. The result is immersive rather than instructive.
What lingers after it ends isn’t a single hook or image, but a feeling, that you’ve witnessed something genuine, something unforced. In an era where urgency often substitutes for depth, this video succeeds by slowing down and letting sincerity take the lead.
That quiet confidence stays with you. And that’s not accidental.
About Harvey Rushmore & the Octopus & ‘Cloud Driver’
Psychedelic rock force Harvey Rushmore & the Octopus return with their new single ‘Cloud Driver’, a hazy, atmospheric track that drifts deep into the fragile space between desire and disillusion. Dream-like and introspective, the song explores interpersonal illusions and the slow evaporation of intense emotions, tracing a relationship that cannot survive under its given circumstances. ‘Cloud Driver’ floats gently at first, then pulls the listener into a quiet emotional freefall—melancholic, intimate, and unsettlingly familiar.
The single offers a first glimpse into the band’s upcoming album Mindsuckers (2026), to be released on Taxi Gauche Records. Following last year’s high-energy European tour for their album Freedomspacecake, which packed venues with explosive psychedelic and garage rock, the band took a brief creative pause—only to return sharper, darker, and more focused than ever.
Where Freedomspacecake opened the door to a cosmic, fuzz-driven universe, Mindsuckers steps boldly into dystopian territory. The album blends irresistibly catchy hooks with wild improvisational bursts, building a nervous, electric tension that mirrors the turbulence of the present day. It’s a record made to shake off numbness—a soundtrack designed not to comfort, but to awaken.
With “Cloud Driver” Harvey Rushmore & the Octopus prove once again that they’re not just riding the clouds—they’re steering straight into the emotional storm.
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