Today, iconic sister duo Aly & AJ release the music video for “Church,” the lead single off their forthcoming EP Sanctuary, directed by Alex Ross Perry, director/writer/producer of Her Smell, the critically acclaimed film starring Elizabeth Moss. Perry is also credited for the sister’s vampiric “Take Me” video off their 2017 EP, Ten Years, that concluded a decade long gap in their discography.
The “Church” music video is a chromatic neo-noir shot on Kodak’s 16mm motion picture film and was set at the Mayan Revival Samuel-Novarro House in Los Feliz- former home of Ramon Novarro, Diane Keaton, and Christina Ricci. As the sisters explore the home and dance about in search of redemption, they are unknowingly being watched from afar, as seen through the creepy zooms and eerie angles. Alex Ross Perry and Aly & AJ will join forces again for the visuals for the next single off Sanctuary, taking place in New York to spotlight the contrasts between the two coasts.
The fierce visuals come ahead of the release of their five-track record Sanctuary, due out in May, and a cross country tour where they are teaming up with The Trevor Project by bringing donation bins and awareness booths to every tour date to shine a light on the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people.
Their newest efforts see the two touch on themes that push the boundaries of pop, moving past break-ups and focusing on stories of identity, self-reflection and social consciousness, tucking their signature flair for romance and heartbreak on a shelf.
TOUR DATES
May 01 2019 Illinois State University – Normal, IL
May 03 2019 Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO
May 04 2019 Marian University – Fond du Lac, WI
May 05 2019 House of Blues Chicago – Chicago, IL
May 08 2019 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
May 09 2019 Revolution Live – Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 10 2019 The Beacham – Orlando, FL
May 12 2019 Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
May 14 2019 The Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ
May 16 2019 Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
May 17 2019 Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
May 18 2019 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
May 19 2019 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
May 21 2019 Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
May 22 2019 The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD
May 24 2019 Heaven at the Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
May 25 2019 Cannery Ballroom -Nashville, TN
May 28 2019 House of Blues Cleveland – Cleveland, OH
May 29 2019 Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
May 30 2019 Turner Hall Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
May 31 2019 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
June 02 2019 Express Live! – Columbus, OH
June 03 2019 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
June 04 2019 Rose Music Center at The Heights – Dayton, OH
June 05 2019 Farm Bureau Lawn – Indianapolis, IN
June 07 2019 Canton Hall – Dallas, TX
June 08 2019 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
June 09 2019 Mohawk – Austin, TX
June 11 2019 The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
June 14 2019 Gothic – Denver, CO
June 15 2019 The Grand at The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
June 18 2019 Commodore – Vancouver, BC
June 19 2019 Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA
June 20 2019 Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
June 22 2019 Alameda County Fair – Pleasanton, CA
June 23 2019 House of Blues Anaheim – Anaheim, CA
June 25 2019 The Observatory – San Diego, CA
June 26 2019 The Fonda – Los Angeles, CA
June 27 2019 The Fonda – Los Angeles, CA