PAPERMAG is excited to premiere SSION's new video for "My Love Grows in the Dark," the lead single on the group's forthcoming album, Bent, which comes out this summer via Dovecote. In the clip, the captivating SSION frontman, Cody Critcheloe, enters a house (or, possibly, sex club) and proceeds to encounter ladies making bread, androgynous dancers writhing in a terrarium-meets-living room, pouty chicks smoking and a body covered in snow. Regarding these co-stars, Critcheloe tells us, "No one really sees me in the video, and if they do, they're indifferent. I walk through this house where everyone is completely self-obsessed."
As for the meaning behind the video, Critcheloe sent this cryptic explanation via email:
I directed the video for 'My Love' and it was shot on the first floor of my friend in Kansas City's house over a three-day period. The video is supposed to be a backhanded version of a pop star... almost the antithesis of a pop star. The right lighting can make anyone look good -- the more extreme, the more it erases flaws, age, etc. I wanted to do it so extreme that the only thing left were my eyes, moustache and mouth -- iconic. Then at the end is the reveal: bald, tons of make-up, daylight... basically, I'm a WITCH.
SSION performs at New York's Highline Ballroom this Friday, March 2nd.
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Highlights: The '50s teen crooner found major success with hits like "Lonely Boy," "Puppy Love" and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and was able to make a fairly smooth transition into an adult performer. In fact, the 70-year-old is still touring the country singing, and you can catch him tonight at the 
Highlights: The recently deceased Fisher was famous first as a teen idol and then for his marriage to Debbie Reynolds. He made real headlines, however, when he ditched Debbie for Elizabeth Taylor, à la Brangelina in the '60s. Struggles with drugs and alcohol followed and Fisher fell off of the pop charts. He resurfaced in later years when daughter Carrie Fisher sold her memoirs and famously reconciled with him. 
Highlights: Rising to fame in The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, a show largely based on his own family, Nelson became a pop star but sadly died in 1985 in a plane crash. In 1987, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 
Highlights: Cassidy was every '70s girl's dream as Keith Partridge on The Partridge Family. Following the end of the show, Cassidy had additional TV roles, though none as high profile. Today Cassidy lives in Florida with his third wife and continues to tour as a singer.
Highlights: The breakout of The Osmond Brothers, Donny went on to host a variety show with his sister, Marie, called Donny and Marie. By the late '70s, his career was waning but a decade later, he recorded more music that had fair-to-middling success. Osmond has performed on Broadway and hosted the game show Pyramid.
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Highlights: One of "the Coreys," Feldman burst onto the scene with roles in Stand By Me, The Goonies, Gremlins and The Lost Boys. After struggling with drug addiction, Feldman went to rehab and cleaned up his act. Most recently, he appeared on reality shows The Surreal Life and The Two Coreys, which centered on his friendship with fellow '80s idol, Corey Haim.
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