Influential New York City indie rock band The Van Pelt has unveiled the music video for “Grid,” the final pre-release single ahead of its long-awaited fourth studio full-length, ‘Artisans & Merchants,’ set for release this Friday, March 17 via Spartan Records in North America, La Castanya in Europe/World and Gringo in the UK.

The video, directed by Mark Nardelli of 5Boro, and featuring the
skateboarding prowess of Keith Hardy, is now streaming here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W6CV5eL7wk

Front man Chris Leo describes the gritty, angular track as, “A little adventure with the loser protagonist trying to find their wallet.’

The band’s first studio recording in over 25 years, was recorded and mixed in Summer / Fall 2021 by Jeff Zeigler (The War On Drugs, Kurt Vile) at Uniform Recording in Philadelphia, PA, and features guest appearances by Nate Kinsella and Ted Leo among others.

Stream “Grid” on DSPs: https://orcd.co/grid

The Van Pelt series of UK, EU and Brooklyn shows kicks off on Friday at Wharf Chambers in Leeds, UK. See dates below.

Pre-order ‘Artisans & Merchants’ in the Spartan Records store https://spr.tn/thevanpelt and on Bandcamp https://thevanpelt.bandcamp.com.