Portland-based quintet Radiation City's new music video for "Zombies" -- which PAPERMAG is premiering -- may not actually feature the walking dead, but it does find a dreary community going through some kind of massive nuclear fallout. That may sound like a stressful video to watch on an insanely hot summer day, but singer Lizzy Ellison's airy vocals mix nicely with the fuzzy, shimmering beat, and the depiction of the world's end is more psychedelic art than grizzly gore. By the time the last living couple emerges -- having done all of the sexy, couple-y things they can think of to pass the time in their shelter -- you'll wish you were hanging out on their post-apocalyptic waterfront, drinking a cold beer. Watch above.
Portland-based quintet Radiation City's new music video for "Zombies" -- which PAPERMAG is premiering -- may not actually feature the walking dead, but it does find a dreary community going through some kind of massive nuclear fallout. That may sound like a stressful video to watch on an insanely hot summer day, but singer Lizzy Ellison's airy vocals mix nicely with the fuzzy, shimmering beat, and the depiction of the world's end is more psychedelic art than grizzly gore. By the time the last living couple emerges -- having done all of the sexy, couple-y things they can think of to pass the time in their shelter -- you'll wish you were hanging out on their post-apocalyptic waterfront, drinking a cold beer. Watch above.