Australia alternative rock band Sick Puppies have just premiered the video for their newest single "Maybe" on Yahoo! Music. The video is centered around two people who are unhappy with their lives and decide to look for a better life somewhere else. "Maybe" is the third single from group's third full-length studio album "Tri-Polar," which was released last year, and impacted rock radio on June 22. The song features a bright yet heavy sound characteristic of alternative rock/post-grunge.The video was directed by Travis Kopach, who has helmed videos for 3OH!3 and AFI. It tells the tale of a guy and a girl who simultaneously leave their small town lives behind to head to Los Angeles. Sick Puppies play at the Hard Rock Café in Houston on October 22. The video features the band rocking out in the middle of an isolated intersection, and playing the track amidst scenes of various characters leaving home to seek a better life. In the video, the band talks about the meaning behind their latest single: "To me it was about the band moving over to the States," says vocalist Shimon Moore. He also recalls the bands struggle moving to the US: "We moved over here with nothing. With a couple of guitars and the money we spent two years saving up. The decision actually followed our dream of playing music everyday."
With a name like Sick Puppies, you wouldn't think hugs would play a major role in the gutsy indie crew's rise to fame, but they do, along with malls and the video-sharing. Sick Puppies have more than survived since their arrival in the U.S. by dedicating themselves to getting their music heard on a variety of different media—including TV commercials, theme songs, "Free Hugs" videos, documentary films and, of course, the Internet. "There are just so many options out there," acknowledges Moore. "Every band needs a kind of hook, and we’ve been lucky because we’ve had more opportunities than a lot of others get."
Sick Puppies don't do things halfway, not when they're playing live in front of their rabid fans, nor when they tackled "Tri-Polar," their second major label album for RMR/Virgin/EMI and follow-up to the Aussie rockers' 2007 release "Dressed Up As Life." On "Tri-Polar," Sick Puppies see the glass as not just half-full, but brimming over with the kind of solid-rock anthems that'll remind even the most cynical that absolutely anything is possible.
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