A new single and video explore the thin line between temptation and losing control through post-rock atmospheres and psychological depth
By Or Barnea
When you search for new post-rock music with emotional depth or dark progressive rock bands worth discovering, Burton Badman is a name that should start appearing on your radar. The Tel Aviv based band has just released its new single and video, Undercurrents, and it feels less like another track and more like a slow, hypnotic pull beneath the surface.
Undercurrents lives in the fragile space between desire and surrender. It tells the story of a character drawn to inner forces that feel impossible to resist, even when the risk of being swallowed is painfully clear. The song uses images taken from the language of psychology, especially the idea of deep currents as a metaphor for the unconscious. What emerges is a portrait of total devotion to hidden drives, a journey that feels both dangerous and strangely liberating.
The idea for the song was born more than thirty years ago by Danny, the band’s keyboard player. At the time, it was written in Hebrew during a moment of inspiration that he barely remembered afterward. Only years later, while studying psychotherapy, did the meaning suddenly connect. What once felt like a mysterious stream of words turned into a clear reflection of inner processes he was only beginning to understand.
The single is accompanied by a striking video created by international artist Ariel Kotzer, who recently worked on two videos ahead of Peter Gabriel’s upcoming album. The visual language mirrors the emotional world of the song, offering a cinematic response to the hidden messages that flow beneath the music.
“I’m drifting in uncharted waters
A stowaway on my own vessel”
These lines capture the heart of Undercurrents, a feeling of being carried somewhere you did not plan to go, yet somehow need to reach.
Burton Badman, in its current form, came together in 2017 around the creative partnership of Ran Shedlinsky and Dan Yachin. The band brings together songs written over many years alongside new material born from their shared chemistry. Drawing on wide musical experience, they produce their music independently, shaping a rich and personal sound that blends post-rock, progressive textures, and dark theatrical tones.
For listeners searching Google for atmospheric rock, new post-rock singles, or progressive bands with cinematic visuals, Undercurrents is a compelling place to start. The track is available now on all platforms, and the band is already hinting at a new album on the way.
