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Watch South of Eden’s New Music Video for ‘The Talk’

South of Eden were supposed to rock Riff Fest this year, but obviously, coronavirus (COVID-19) got in the way of those plans. At least we have a fresh music video…

Photo courtesy of Taylor Vaughn

Photo courtesy of Taylor Vaughn

South of Eden were supposed to rock Riff Fest this year, but obviously, coronavirus (COVID-19) got in the way of those plans.

At least we have a fresh music video from the band, though, bringing to life their latest single, "The Talk."

"The Talk" comes off South of Eden's debut "The Talk" EP. View the full music video below.

"This video ties all the ideas from the record together," the band said in a statement. "Distorted views, unclear agendas, the masses following along and a sense of unsettling tension. All accompanied by a mixture of emotions, moods and lights. ‘The Talk’ was a lot of fun to shoot and quite a strange experience! The pandemic has changed a lot all over the world, and here in Ohio the laws are very strict on social distancing."

They added, "When it was time to start planning a video, we knew a lot of work and research had to be done to ensure the video came out exactly how we envisioned it and that all of the guidelines were met. Temperature on arrival, masks, social distancing, the whole 9-yards. Kinda hard to read the cameraman’s face when you can’t see it! The craziest part was the director was monitoring on a zoom call from a different state! Everyone did such an awesome job and were so professional about it, it ended being an awesome experience. I’m interested to see what the world looks like when it opens back up again.”

South Of Eden features Ehab Omran on lead vocals, Justin Young on lead guitar, Tom McCullough on drums and Nick Frantianne on bass.

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.