Bear’s Den

Bear’s Den - “Elysium”

Bear’s Den are a British trio, who recently released the emotional video for their new single “Elysium”, which has a very interesting backstory. 

In June, filmmaker Marcus Haney set out to make a music video for his friend’s band, Bea'rs Den.  The premise of the video was simple - to follow around his brother, Turner Haney, and his friends at Seattle Pacific University at the end of the semester.

However, during filming, tragedy struck the campus when a gunman shot four people - injuring three and killing one.  The person killed, Paul Lee,  was a friend and dormmate of Tuner Haney. 

Talking to NPR Music, Marcus said of the video,

“‘Elysium’ became very personal to me very quickly. It made me think about my younger brothers and their transition from kids to adulthood. I wanted to document the actions and emotions of people at this age… I wanted to freeze the last remnants of youth still left in my brother… Soon after I arrived in Seattle, an armed man walked onto campus and shot four students. One of them died. That weekend, my brother and his friends wanted to finish the video, in honour of Paul (Lee, the victim of the gunman’s attack). The end result is a video that depicts real friends, real teenagers, experiencing something far too real.”

Bear’s Den expect to release their debut album later this fall, and if you’re headed to the Newport Folk Festival this weekend, check them out Friday on the Museum Stage.  Full tour dates here.