Mount Moriah’s H.C. McEntire impressed with her throwback country and southern rock single “Quartz In The Valley” earlier this month, and now she’s back with an appropriately rural video for the song. Director Alexis Bravos says of the clip, which was partially shot on a hand-cranked 16mm film camera, “The video for ‘Quartz In The Valley’ is an intensely personal view into Heather’s world. I wanted to express the magical feeling of being there, watching her perform in her space which features Lou, the wonder dog.”
McEntire previously described the song, taken from her upcoming solo debut Lionheart, and its origins, saying that it’s the first track that she and Kathleen Hanna worked on together:
“Back then —fall/winter of 2016— ‘Quartz In The Valley’ was just a voice memo on my phone arbitrarily titled ‘#47’ because that’s where it fell in order. It was barely anything, with nonsensical mumblings of melody and out-of-tune guitar, but Kathleen saw the bones. She said, ‘OK, here we go. Work on this. Listen to Wanda Jackson. Get inspired.’
So that’s where I started. And she was right. Since then, I feel like that song has always anchored Lionheart — chronologically, but also symbolically and spiritually. When Kathleen and I began collaborating, I was personally in a dark place, a lost place, and this song was how I started digging out. I don’t want to give too much away, to define the narrative exclusively; but I will say it began in a very raw, scrupulous way: with a shovel, and a barrow, and an inkling to excavate.”
Watch the video for “Quartz In The Valley” above, and find McEntire’s upcoming tour dates here.
