Michigan rockers Greta Van Fleet already have a rock radio hit on their hands with "When the Curtain Falls," and now they've released an accompanying psychedelic-lite video filmed in the Southern California desert to drive home their Seventies-influenced mystic occult vibe.
The video opens with guitarist Jake Kiszka plugging his axe directly into a rocky cliff before breaking into an undeniably Jimmy Page–inspired riff. Mysterious druid-like figures shrouded in hooded cloaks hear the call of the band's classic-rock grooves and converge upon the desert scene, as planets appear in the daytime sky and infuse their eyes with an otherworldly glow.
The band plays on unperturbed while a solar eclipse brings darkness and a hail of comets streak the sky. The Zeppelin callback is impossible to ignore, from singer Josh Kiszka's high-pitched Plant wail, to the Bonham beats of drummer Danny Wagner. Even down to the very drum kit Wagner plays — an oversized Ludwig — and the Page-inspired jacket on Kiszka, every detail is studied Zeppelin worship.
Greta Van Fleet have yet to release a full-length, but it's expected that this song will end up on one. Until that comes to pass, you can purchase or stream the track here. Their current tour resumes September 7th:
Greta Van Fleet tour dates:
09/07 The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA*
09/08 The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA*
09/09 Skookum Festival, Vancouver, BC Canada**
09/11 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, AB Canada*
09/12 BMO Centre, Calgary, AB Canada*
09/14 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR*
09/17 Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA*
09/18 City National Civic, San Jose, CA*
09/19 The Masonic, San Francisco, CA*
09/22 iHeart Radio Festival, Las Vegas, NV**
09/23 The Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA*
09/25 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ*
09/26 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ*
09/28 Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT*
09/29 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO*
10/01 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO*
10/03 South Side Ballroom, Dallas, TX*
10/05 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX**
10/06 Cal Jam, San Bernardino, CA**
10/11 The Sylvee, Madison, WI*
10/26 Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France*
10/27 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium*
10/29 013, Tilburg, Netherlands*
10/30 Mehr! Theatre, Hamburg, Germany*
11/01 Palladium, Cologne, Germany*
11/04 Berns Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden*
11/05 Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark*
11/07 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany*
11/09 02 Kentish Town Forum, London, UK*
11/11 02 Kentish Town Forum, London, UK*
11/14 02 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, UK*
11/15 Academy Manchester, Manchester, UK*
*headline date
**major music festival
