Australian Indie Group Boy & Bear Come To Terms With The Afterlife In New Video For “Just To Be Kind”

(Edited press release)

Australian ARIA chart-topping act and indie royalty Boy & Bear share their newest single and video, “Just To Be Kind”. The new single is a fitting testament to the band’s timeless legacy in juxtaposing intimate and poignant lyricism with grand and uplifting indie-alt pop. The irresistible beat of “Just To Be Kind” is wrapped in expansive synths and warm vocal hooks, asking deeper and open-ended questions to life and relationships from frontman, Dave Hosking. Mixed by Grammy Award-winning Tom Elhirst (James Blake, Adele, Frank Ocean), at New York’s Electric Lady Studios, Hosking’s harmonious croon fits the track’s framework itself, as a kind delivery that evokes a calm and conciliatory mood to recognizing love in the face of tough decisions.

Directed by Liam Kelly (Tones and I, Masked Wolf), the single’s accompanying video spans vivid cityscapes and countryside solitude in an exploration of regret and letting go. Interspersed with scenes of Boy & Bear delivering an emotive performance, the clip follows the story of a woman who has passed away, as she grapples with the process of bidding her family farewell whilst embarking on a new journey.

Dave Hosking from the band says, “The song is simply about loving someone but having to let them go for reasons out of your own hands. I had some personal challenges about a year ago and it got me thinking about the future and whether or not I could settle down and have a family. In that moment, I felt a real sense of responsibility and I realised that I wouldn’t ask her to sacrifice all that just for me, that wouldn’t be fair.”

Watch the music video here and catch the band on tour in the UK/EUR & Australia in the coming months (dates below):

UK & EUROPE TOUR
Wednesday, 12 October – Band on the Wall, Manchester
Thursday, 13 October – Thekla, Bristol
Saturday, 15 October – Hackney Church, London
Monday, 17 October – LantarenVenster, Rotterdam
Tuesday, 18 October – Melkweg Old Hall, Amsterdam
Wednesday, 19 October – Grunspan, Hamburg
Friday, 21 October – Nalen, Stockholm
Sunday, 23 October – Copenhagen, Denmark
Wednesday, 26 October – Heimathafen, Berlin
Friday, 28 October – Strom, Munich
Saturday, 29 October – Luxor, Cologne

AUSTRALIAN DATES
Sat, 12 Nov – A Day On the Green w/Crowded House, Bimbadgen, NSW
Sun., 13 Nov – A Day On the Green with Crowded House, Wodonga, VIC
Fri, 9 Dec – Forth Pub 150 Festival, Forth, TAS
Sat., 10 Dec – Hobart Uni Bar, Hobart, TAS