The video for “Rat Patrol And DJs” takes place in Denton, Texas, outside the local bar/club Dan’s Silverleaf. The resulting clip was shot with no edits after 16 takes, but as you’ll note, there was post-production involved: The animation’s the work of one Mark Ray, i.e. Matt Pence’s drums didn’t actually sprout a tree (though he does go through some real-time wardrobe shifts) and while Will Johnson has a great voice and often beautiful lyrics, his mouth wasn’t really leaking stars, stripes, or psychedelic shapes.

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