Aubrey Key – “Commando” (Video)

Aubrey Key released a music video for his new song “Commando” on Valentine’s Day. The track displays the artist’s signature offbeat, lo-fi acoustic style.

“Commando” is sparse at its opening, with Key singing lightly and playing his guitar. The track opens up into a full band sound as it progresses. Trumpets, courtesy of Wesley Heaton of Daddy’s Beemer, are a surprising and delightful addition. The sometimes-sweet sound of the track is rendered ironic through Key’s lyrics: “My thighs are rubbing together”’ and “Would you like this /  If it sounded like shit?”

The video is simple, showing Key in front of wallpaper printed to look like the night sky, sometimes wearing a shirt and strumming his guitar, sometimes shirtless wearing vaudeville-style makeup and a gold tinsel halo. Collaborator Candice Turner, who supplied backing vocals in the song, is also featured shirtless and in matching makeup throughout the video. 

Watch the video for “Commando” below and stay tuned for a full album from Key sometime this spring.