For the Black Keys’ new video for single “Howlin’ for You,” the Akron, Ohio duo has gone a bit further than the normal performance-based clip that videos usually entail. Think bigger. Think epic. Think movies.
Bandmates Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have created a trailer for a mock film that bears the song’s name, starring “Battlestar Galactica” actress Tricia Helfer as a sexy assassin hell-bent on revenge.
Video: “Howlin’ for You,” The Black Keys
It’s campy, it’s cheesy and it’s full of violence — and then, out of the blue, appears Auerbach and Carney as “Las Teclas de Negro.” And let’s just say Auerbach’s hiding something… but it’s not up his sleeve. It’s in his guitar.
The question now is: If this was a real film, would you see it? We say yes. Between the hilariously bad dialogue, the sexy Helfer scenes and a Shaun White cameo, this is certainly a release we’re howlin’ for.