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White Lies are back with another thoroughly daft video in support of their latest album Ritual. 

This time rather than a preteen encased in chocolate, the video for "Holy Ghost" features some slo-mo video of high divers and a gang fight, a heat vision makeout session, and the band standing in for Jesus at the sermon on the mount. Among other things:

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London's White Lies arrived with some fanfare back in 2009 with To Lose My Life debuting at #1 on the UK album chart. They didn't make that much of a dent in the US, but some headway was made with an NME sponsored North American tour with Friendly Fires, as well as appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza and South By Southwest.

Often compared to Interpol and Editors, White Lies were earnest if generic. Sort of an English version of Neon Trees.

Next week they return with sophomore release Ritual. With a bigger budget and more to prove, it's a stylistic leap from To Lose My Life. Gone are the disco basslines and the arrangements are now significantly more synth heavy.

Frontman Harry McVeigh still goes for the dramatic though, as you can see on album opener "Is Love":




The improved production is evident with the layered sound and impressive heights of "Holy Ghost":




"Turn The Bells" might be the most ambitious track on the album. It's interesting despite being a little heavy handed:




Released in November, the album's first single was "Bigger Than Us." As you can see here, and we mentioned back then, the video is senselessly strange:




While probably too expected for some, Ritual should certainly raise the profile of White Lies here in the states. Who knows, maybe they'll even get to live the Kings Of Leon crossover dream.

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If you think Interpol knocked off Joy Division and Editors knocked off Interpol and White Lies knocked off Editors, then you probably won't care much for this post.

If you're still reading you'll be happy to know that Brit gloom rockers White Lies will release the follow up to their debut, To Lose My Life, early next year.

The first single from Ritual hits your favorite online record store today. "Bigger Than Us" is grandiose and romantic as expected — what's surprising is the accompanying video.

Apparently a prepubescent boy and his candy-bar-encased girlfriend have been home quarantined E.T. style. Fortunately, White Lies are there to bust them out and put on an impromptu concert while the young lovers smooch in the street:



That was.. interesting.