Kevin Bronson on May 14th, 2019

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Follies & Vices are the indie duo of Rob Auerbach and Tanner Houghton, who got their start in Seattle but pointed their van south on the I-5 a couple of years ago and never looked back. Or did they?

Their new video for the single “Don’t Hold Back” loosely tells the story, complete with the misadventures of arriving in a new city and having to adapt. Directed by Jeremy Gray, it stars Molly Deacon and Brian Ellis and features spontaneous bouts of dancing, and why not? Follies & Vices’ music is a infectious hybrid of hip-hop and pop that they call “hip-pop.” “Don’t Hold Back” is the kind of party anthem you’d play with your morning coffee, just to give you the boost you need to face a “world that doesn’t give a f*ck anymore.” If it ever did.

The duo have an EP on the way.

||| Watch: The video for “Don’t Hold Back”

||| Also: Stream “Red Wine”

||| Live: Follies & Vices are doing a video release show on May 16 at the Verdugo Bar.