Metal Anarchy

New Idea Society, the project featuring Stephen Brodsky (Cave In) and Mike Law (Wild Arrows, Euclid), have premiered a new video for their new song “Nightbirds.” This track is from their new album, “Fire On The Hill,” which will be released on May 15.

Brodsky commented:

“‘Nightbirds‘ is easily one of my favorite songs that Mike has ever written. I think it beautifully captures what it’s like to share a journey with someone. Togetherness, adventure, triumph and loss – it’s all here. Mike’s vision went above and beyond with a video that couldn’t be more complimentary to the sprawling sounds in this sonic masterpiece. I’m proud to have played any part in it.”

Law added:

“[It’s] a response to how amazed I was with Steve rewriting ‘Dancing Horse.’ We had been passing songs back and forth trying to find our footing of the type of album we wanted to make. The first ideas I sent were more raw and visceral, almost animalistic. But when he sent ‘Dancing Horse‘ I remember just sitting on my couch laughing and feeling like if enough people heard it that it could be a song people listened to for a long, long, time.

I had been hearing the main ‘Nightbirds‘ melody for awhile but it came together really quickly that night because I thought I’d better send him something back to keep up the pace. Then as happened with most songs on the album Steve added some key chords and we wrote the bridge together in the studio. It’s a cool phenomenon where someone writes something really good and it raises the bar.

For the video we got to work with Stevie T who has done a few videos with my other band Wild Arrows. The hard part with Stevie T is that you have to get him on board with your idea regardless of if he likes the song. He is too hard working to be motivated by anything but his art so he has to love the idea. Luckily he liked our basic concept and made it way better. I love the contrast he got with the aerial footage he took and the weird birds he filmed. I think they’re friends of his from Queens.”