This new Fall Out Boy starts with a promise of a prank that doesn't go as planned, which is a pretty good summation of this twisty and twisted comedic clip.
Lil Peep's physical absence keeps this from being a true fairy tale, but his spirit guides this traipse through wonderland for ILoveMakonnen and Fall Out Boy founders Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz.
Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump stars as a jaded director who flips out and decides the only way to elevate a performance video by his band's Llama mascots is just to do it all himself.
A girl runs away from her oppressive home and finds temporary catharsis at a Fall Out Boy show before falling into a psychedelic meltdown. Oh, did I mention her parents are gigantic Llama-like creatures?
If you're gonna parody '00s pop and especially NSync's "It's Gonna Be Me" video, then who better to make it happen than that video's original director, Wayne Isham? Also along for the ride are guest singer Demi Lovato, NSync members Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, plus some old marionette toys of the band inspired by their "Bye Bye Bye" video (which was also directed by Isham).
Now, when do those Fall Out Boy toys hit the shelves?
Fall Out Boy slam their way through another pretty-cool video, letting an “assistant” (read: contest winner) party and parlay her way through a day with the guys. A little paintball, a little karaoke, and, finally, letting a tank slam through Alabama’s anti-same sex marriage law. Rock!
Fall Out Boy might not be able to jump, or shoot, or keep their limbs attached as they get creamed on the local basketball court, but who cares when they've got the fans on their side.
Not many bands can go from sampling Suzanne Vega to sampling Motley Crue, but so it goes with pop crossover stars Fall Out Boy. In keeping with the schismatic song title, the video has an American boy intrigued by ballerina beauty, even as she fights back at some uglier elements...
A little Gladiator, a little Game Of Thrones, a little David vs Goliath, a little Suzanne Vega, a little Rick Ross, a little gore, and a whole lot of special effects. Welcome back, Fall Out Boy.
There's an easy press win to be had by being the first to make a music video with whatever is the video app of the moment. In this case we have Hyperlapse — an ingenius iPhone app which doesn't quite realize that the killer app part of the equation is not the timelapses, but the way it uses the device's gyroscope and other sensors to digitally stabilize your footage — and Fall Out Boy deliver a tour of Chicago, using the app and some anaglyph effects to serve the same purpose that a lyric video or other teaser would.
So, consider this a win — if it's not the first hyperlapse video, it's certainly the first by a band of international stature — even though there's honestly not all that much to hold your interest unless you a) really love Fall Out Boy b) really love Chicago and c) really love hyperlapse.
