Merchandise premiere short film ‘Rush Of Blood’ – watch

Florida punks made 15-minute flick while working on last album 'Totale Nite'

Merchandise have premiered a new, self-directed short film called Rush Of Blood – scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to watch.

The Florida punk band made the film while working on their most recent album ‘Totale Night’ – which was released in March of this year – and the trippy short includes scenes of frontman Carson Cox shaving his head and showering, spliced with surreal scenes including a slug being doused in salt.

Speaking about the film, Merchandise said: “Rush of Blood is an attempt at carrying over visual themes explored on the record (anxiety, mental fog, the elephant in the room). It was shot and edited in a style that is meant to reveal something to the viewer by its invisibility and hidden meaning. Special thanks goes to Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Shawn Reed for their help in making this video happen. Styling by Aldo Padaldo.”

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Merchandise are set to play an intimate NME Radar gig at The Great Escape in Brighton next week. They’ll play a late night set at The Haunt next Friday (May 17) alongside two extremely special guests at the tiny venue.

The likes of Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs, Parquet Courts and Temples will also play NME Radar shows at the festival. To check the availability of The Great Escape tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0844 858 6765.

The line-up for The Great Escape is as follows:

Thursday, May 16

NME Radar – The Haunt
Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs
Feathers
Superfood
Honeyblood

Friday, May 17

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NME Radar – The Haunt
Temples
Wytches
Jacco Gardner
Velociraptor!

NME Radar – The Haunt (late night show)
Merchandise
Special Guests TBC

Saturday, May 18

NME Radar – The Haunt
Parquet Courts
Jagwar Ma
Highasakite
The Orwells

Selected artists performing at The Great Escape include:

The 1975
Bastille
Childhood
Chvrches
Drenge
Iggy Azalea
Indians
Jacco Gardner
Jagwar Ma
King Krule
Kodaline
Mac Demarco
Mo
The Neighbourhood
Parquet Courts
The Strypes
Superfood
Swim Deep
Temples
Tom Odell
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Wolf Alice
A Tribe Called Red
AA Wallace
Andy Shauf
Arcane Roots
Atlas Genius
Allah-Las
AlunaGeorge
Awaken I Am
A*M*E
Aliment
Ain’t No Love
Andreya Triana
Anushka
Beau
Black Atlantic
Blathazar
Big Deal
Bo Bruce
Coach Station Reunion
Cheatahs
Chloe Howl
Chris Cohen
Deap Vally
Eaux
Ewert And The Two Dragons
Enchanted Hunters
Endian
Evelinn Trouble
Everything Everything
Girls Names
Glass Animals
Honningbarna
Jenny Hval
Jake Isaac
JC Satan
Klaxons
Last Night In Paris
Lulu James
L’Hereu Escampa
Mark E
Mary Epworth
Moxie
Nadine Shah
Oddisee
Palm Reader
Peter Kernel
PS I Love You
Pictorial Candi
RDGLDGRN
Rossevelt
Sean Nicholas Savage
Sega Bodega
Saint Raymond
Sons and Lovers
Spencer
The Blackout
The KDMS
The Physics House Band
The Rumour Said Fire
Trevino
Tribes
We Were Evergreen
The Nextmen
Velvet Two Stripes
Za!

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