Enter Shikari - Hoodwinker (Official Video) 

Jens Du Four Yeah I know, that's what I was saying, that it's like a tribute to the boat that inspired their name.

Madison Jackson Couldn't find anything besides the reference to their Jazz alter ego, Jonny and The Snipers.

Fun fact: If you check the credits, the boat crew for this crew includes Jim Reynolds, presumably Rou's uncle. Perhaps that is THE boat. ...Or maybe not.

always has to be one correcting wise-ass on each and every comment :D.

thetoobnoob Rou has already shown the original Shikari, sadly. looks nothing like this boat.

If you still had doubts on how professional they are... This is some amazing work.

in what way? looks kind of low budget to me, tbh

iamrichlol The shots being so smooth with such rough movement must have taken so many takes. Plus their own movement would have been made more difficult by the ocean as well. And getting some of those takes without anyone drowning must've been a miracle.

FORGOTTENMINDFREAK23 they were minutes from land with roys uncles boat that inspired the band's name

You mean to say other boats and stabilized camera systems don't exist...? Wow!

They're too punk for hydration

It's clearly all a mirage, song and all, brought on by him drinking salt water at the very beginning

Plotschn Tone This is a one-off, so I wouldn't count on it giving too much insight into the new album :)

Uh, when were they not heavy?

just redshift really. other than their acoustic stuff anyway

You need to realise that Shikari do not subscribe to just one sound, they have always had a huge diversity in their music and always will have. It's pointless comparing something like Redshift and this, the next song could be absolutely anything and it will be equally as amazing.

I mean their latest album had some of the heaviest moments.

lmao

"...cheeky fucka" :)

I'm so happy for this comment

I see what you did there. Nice.

I never comment on other posts, but bravo.

Marc Wittkowski they're aussies haha

Oli Lion Are you serious? They're from St. Albans, England.

Marc Wittkowski seriously?? I could've sworn they were Australian

nope english lol

In england if you take a sunburn, you are very very veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Lucky 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Wasn't expecting to find you here

Whaaaat, it's really you

Galuh Suryanto only way not to go insane. You can talk about each other's lives only for so long when you are stuck in the middle of no where. Especially if your musicians, I'd be dying if we just did nothing other then paddle. (Which the instruments might I add)

The intro is like 100% Mastodon, and it is awesome

АКХХАПХАПХАПХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХАХ БЛЯТЬ В ГОЛОС

Еееее русскккккиее

еее транскорррр

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wtf would trancecore be? :D :D

CleanAndDistorted FINE CUISINE

I'll be sure to dine here again

All in all, a splendid spread.

My compliments to the chef

I am very satisfied... with this comment thread

I wanna enter shakira lol, autocorrect or on purpose?

james irving now I'm imagining enter shikari with shakira on vocals hA

Do they have any albums the style of this song? I only looked around a bit but most songs i found aren't nearly this aggressive.

"sorry my hips don't lie" lmao

@@cruller1568 You might have found some stuff already, but Zzzonked, Destabilise and There's a Price on Your Head are good shouts

Austin Thomas neither. hes always been legendary

Much better, doesn't seem to be inhaling anymore

Esp. comparing to 1st album >:D His cream was horrible.

yea man that cream was terrible, i've had way better

Brandon Chambers double or whipped, cheeky fuckaah

Did you miss Myopia? That song's vocals where intense as fuck

+luigikiller1000 I agree with you plus the vocals to a price on your head and both appeals

The One True Colour?

Tad Springer loving the heavy screaming back in this but also give new band Nightlives song Tierra Muerta a listen for that melodic hook/Scream mix. Very good.!

+bluescareybear Good song! Thanks for the tip! I'll have to check out their other songs too.

mind changed :D

seriously

MAD Films What?

he's agreeing with you lol

I can never tell anymore with RU-vid comments.

A minefield of hostility and judgement... home :3

goldwincs that was my favourite sound

yeah me too. still jamming those songs to this day.

Rat Race has to be one of their most underrated songs! Think it rips the shit out of radiate and paddington frisk!

Personally, gotta disagree. Rat Race was great, but I loved The Paddington Frisk.

That's only a good thing in my eyes.

torrent you should check out their other stuff. Every album has a different sound to it, they're a fucking amazing band.

will do g :)

torrent report back, Take To The Skies is my favorite album but also because of the nostalgia. Every album is my 2nd favorite favorite hahaha

I'm not too sure ab out that. AWT has a lot of meaning. It reflects the state of the news nowadays. I'm not sure yet what exactly this video means though.

I feel like the fact that they are on a small boat, struggling for water and are singing about having the right documentation may be a link to the current refugee crisis, but i can't see a link with the actual song as of yet

I've been a huge Shikari fan since pre TTTS, went to see them live everytime they played in my country, but their mindsweep era shows were scripted, kinda repetative and predictable for me, something that differs from why I loved to go to see their shows in the first place. I still love them, better than I love any other band out there, but it seems to me that this has became more of a profession for them over the years, and inevitably lost some of the spark. This is absolutely okay, however despite of the lyrical content for the first time in my life I was bored by listening to shikari and watching their music video, and I am sad about this. AWT is the shit.

Rou said on facebook yesterday that the song is not about the crisis. he also said that the true meaning was in the verse of the song.

Yeah, I thought it was connected to the refugee crisis at first too, but reading the lyrics, it may be more about a direct confrontation with God, but idk

ngl this has a fucking awesome breakdown

Indeed. I can see this being a banger live

Can confirm, was in the first crowd to hear this live at a secret gig in camden. holy shit that went down.

:)

A better song then they've made in years. Real instruments.

DeadSephiroth1 except bmth are shite

Chris Hodsdon Maybe

I don't get why everyone is comparing them to Bmth I really don't see the similarity

Sounds like Enter Shikari

AlwinoFloyd No-no-no

Am i wrong? Kids probably think "oh look a cool breakdown" when it actually even isn't one.

I'm perfectly fine with that.

makeagif.com/i/DCvct2 ;)

omg yes

amen to that

Bmth on steroids? like the first 3 albums are? Tsh couldn't help but make this comment considering the sweet irony of it all

Shikari was first

How dare you compare them to that pop trash of a band.

im talking about before they went mainstream pop,im talking about drawing similarities between albums like Sempiternal,which was a masterpiece,its so quick to start an argument with someone on youtube jeez

I wouldn't call That's the Spirit mainstream pop, even though it has some pop elements. :3

The Mindsweep is a masterpiece. Not a single song I'd want to skip on there.

@@alexthaxton3795 Good for you.

@@PhantomLAM it really is

@@alexthaxton3795*claps* Great to have different opinions isn't it? :)

Hahaha, you ruined my perception of this video.

probably the time is wrong because i cant see any land at 2:11

to the right of them

i think thats white foam from the waves to be honest

that's just swell

Yes, but saying that you are the first comment mentioning it.

therefore I commented actually, kinda hoped it was just my device not showing all comments

That's what I thought too but in an interview Rou said the song was about not believing in deities. Maybe it's somehow both?

could be, many of the lyrics get me at refugee like asking to show the right documentation

Yeah, it gave me a refugee commentary vibe, but the song starting off with "I am the voice of God" sets the tone for religion/deities as the core subject. Though, when I heard the "right documentation" lyric, I felt it was about an egotistical elite in a position of power trying not to let anyone in their coutry. But hell, Rou knows more about the song he wrote, so I'll just take his words lol

This is the voice of God You’ve got it, you’ve got it Stay in and lock your doors [Verse] I don’t care what you’ve achieved There’s only one location if you don’t follow me (You always get what you wanted) You’re gonna burn in a blistering furnace From now until forever, no matter how it ends (You always get what you wanted) [Chorus] Halt, freeze Who goes there Do you have the right, do you have the right documentation Stop, wait This ain’t right This is fraudulent, this is counterfeit You are a hoodwinker, sir [Bridge] This is the voice of God Shrink-wrapper of minds Stay in, lock your doors [Pre-Chorus] Halt, freeze Who goes there Do you have the right, do you have the right documentation [Chorus] Halt, freeze Who goes there Do you have the right, do you have the right documentation Stop, wait This ain’t right This is fraudulent, this is counterfeit You are a hoodwinker, sir I don’t care if you’re devout To the three thousand Other gods (?) Hostile to liberty Burning books It's mental captivity This is a swindle for your soul (3×) (You always get what you wanted) For your soul This is a swindle for your soul (3×) (You always get what you wanted) For your soul [Chorus] Halt, freeze Who goes there Do you have the right, do you have the right documentation Stop, wait This ain’t right This is fraudulent, this is counterfeit You are a hoodwinker, sir [Outro] You are a hoodwinker, sir What do you take me for, a fool? Cheeky fucker (From genius.com)

Tony McMullen Vanilly77 you are welcome! :)

Huschibaba cheers mate, I've been singing some of the right words for almost 2 weeks now though. someone else posted them. but, thanks again!!

Se lo comieron.

Johnny Franck Productions ismfof went experimental after using way to many drugs lol still love them though

Me too, they were fucking incredible!

Its the drum and symbol

Robert Dennis oh holy crap it is

^^ *cymbal

I doubt there was a plane involved in this shoot.

if planes begin to look like that god help us all

How? :P If anything this sounds like a track from FFoC or Common Dreads :P Yeah it ain't Take to the Skies, but artists evolve over time, and this is a nice sound they've carved out for themselves.

exactly, comparing to newer albums is not what I meant with 'original music'

Do you like, even know Enter Shikari's motto? Sticking with one sound isn't their thing. And I personally admire that.

They drifted away from their original music 8 years ago when they basically became The Streets with noise.

So what you're saying is that this isn't Take to the Skies? an album that was released over ten years ago? Yeah cause there's no way an artists sound could develop or change over ten years

I see what you did there

I love both tbh

Hmm.

Wayne Donaldson I love all of their songs

Redshift is different, but melodic and sounds good!

Ghettozloba band Yeah they're really good at writing both melodic songs and songs a bit more on the heavier side.