Ethereal noiseniks Skloss are back with their newest single, “Imagine 100 Dads.” In keeping with their cinematic tendencies, it’s directed by one of Austin’s most noteworthy filmmakers and stars a true local legend of indie movies.
Skloss is the musical collaboration between drummer/vocalist and filmmaker Karen Skloss and guitarist/photographer Sandy Carson. “Imagine 100 Dads” is the second single from their upcoming album, The Pattern Speaks, scheduled for release March 7 on Fuzz Club Records.
While Skloss herself is no slouch as a director (as shown by her South by Southwest-selected titles, family documentary Sunshine and psychedelic fantasy The Honor Farm), and she did handle editing duties here, she turned to another mainstay of the Austin film scene to direct this video.
Taking over those duties is none other than the award-winning PJ Raval, making this the Call Her Ganda and Who We Become director’s first music video since helming “Night Window” for sonic provocateur and self-described genderqueer drag terrorist Christeene. Meanwhile, Tracy Frazier (Becoming Leslie) returns as producer after handling their first video from the album, title track “The Pattern Speaks.”
Filmed at Parsons House, which Carson called “the coolest assisted/independent living place in Austin,” the video features Sonny Carl Davis, a true elder statesman of the city’s filmmaking scene. From pivotal Lone Star State indies like 1978’s The Whole Shootin’ Match and its 1983 follow-up, Last Night at the Alamo, through a career as a character actor that included memorable roles in Lonesome Dove and the Evil Bong films, to starring in modern Austin indies like Buck Alamo, he’s been an onscreen fixture in six decades, and his appearance here shows that there’s still no one like him.
Join Skloss for a special single release party at Cheer Up Charlies (900 Red River) this Thursday, Jan. 16, at 9pm. Support comes from New Scenery.
This article appears in January 10 • 2025.
