Video: Lotus Crush, ‘Hearts and Minds’

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A few weeks ago, we retraced the career steps of Scottish singer Terry McDermott, onetime frontman of the star-crossed rock band Driveblind who went on to settle in New Orleans, form the band Lotus Crush and gain prominence as a contestant on Season 3 of “The Voice.” Lotus Crush — McDermott along with Candlebox’s Peter Klett and Scott Mercado, and guitarist Island Styles — make stadium-sized rock songs, the kind that used to warrant big-budget music videos. And that’s what the band has for the single, “Hearts and Minds.” Director Tylor Jones’s mini-movie for the song stars C. Thomas Howell and imagines a world where a corporate-backed totalitarian government hunts down youthful rebels. Says McDermott in the press release: “We are pushed and pulled every minute of the day. Whether we know it or not, we are in a war for our hearts and minds constantly.” The video premiered at Lotus Crush’s gig last week at Molly Malone’s, with Howell in attendance, and McDermott joked, “One thing I love about it is that we’re only in it for 15 seconds.” Lotus Crush’s full-length, “Rabbit Hole,” is due out this spring.

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