Video premiere: "Mind The Gap" by Instant Empire

There’s a great story behind this video by Denver-based Instant Empire, whose new album, Lamplight Lost, was recorded by top-notch producers John Vanderslice (Death Cab For Cutie, Okkervil River) and Jonathan Low (War on Drugs, Mumford and Sons).

Back in 2013, BBC ran this article, and when the band members read it, they decided to write a song about it. To save you a click: it’s the story of the widow whose late husband’s recorded voice had been used for station announcements on a London rail line. She would go to her local station to hear his voice, and was devastated when the Tube discontinued its use (it was eventually restored). The band, who rarely write love songs, wanted to get inside her head to try and imagine some of the thoughts and feelings she might have each time she traveled to “visit” him.

Poignant as its inspiration, “Mind The Gap” is accompanied by this ingenious video. Enjoy!

Lamplight Lost comes out June 23.