The Coup’s video for “Long Island Iced Tea” from Sorry to Bother You.  Directed and animated by Kelly Gallagher.

Boots says:

One night, after a Coup show with Japanther, me, Ian Vanek and Matt Reilly from Japanther all went in the studio with Damion Gallegos. This is the baby we made that night. It’s probably the only song on Sorry To Bother You that’s directly related to my experiences with Occupy Oakland. The lyrics are related to the optimism generated by organizing for the General Strike in Oakland and the nights of drinking that ensued.

Two things that should be known:

1.The title is an inside joke. I would never order a Long Island Iced Tea. I like good Bourbon.
2. We stole the drum pattern from Turf Talk’s ‘It’s A Slumper’.

The Coup announce their new album, Sorry to Bother You, out Oct 30th.   Here’s a sneak peek at the cover and a message from Boots:

The album cover  was done by Imps Of Marge And Fletch. No Photoshop used.

You can check out the first song, “The Magic Clap”, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgBomhHu-I8&feature=youtu.be

Also, we launched a kickstarter campaign to buy a tourbus to get this music out there and to combine our music with radical organizers in different cities.
You can pre-order the album through our kickstarter campaign as well.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1909248105/a-tour-bus-for-the-coup

Peace!
Boots