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I have so much praise to give and they are to the following nouns: Wild Orchid Children, Seattle music, and Nick Simmons. Today, Seattle group Wild Orchid Children released their new music video for their psychedelic tune “Ahead of Us the Secret” and not only does the song kick ass, but the video will blow your mind. I’m not sure if anyone has realized this or if anyone has taken notice at all, but Kirk Huffman, Thomas Hunter, Kyle O’Quinn and co. are dominating Seattle’s music scene. I have been talking them up so much lately, but I promise it is because they deserve it. I’ve been a huge fan of Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground since they began and in the years that they have been playing, they have conquered Bumbershoot, Last Call With Carson Daly, and are single-handedly responsible for where their career has lead them. In addition to Kay Kay, the band members formed Wild Orchid Children – performing from a style of music that is almost exactly opposite from Kay Kay. This past weekend, the same members reunited with their first group, Gatsby’s American Dream, to perform at a sold out show at El Corazon giving everyone a piece of high school nostalgia. While all of this is going on, Thomas Hunter has been hard at work promoting his solo project White China Gold. Now, tell me there is another group of Seattle musicians frequently making the news as much as them. You can’t.

The music video is as long as a Lady Gaga video, but it is totally worth it even with the long intro. It was directed by my friend Nick who is incredibly talented both as a musician and a director so if you’ve got the time I totally recommend watching it.

Sir Thomas Gray – oh shooot I see your cameo! Wild Orchid Children, please just continue to kick ass.

This is a scattered post, but I am just amazed at what has come out of this and am so pleased to have come from such a great city full of passionate music and art.