New Video: Hot Garbage Returns with Woozy and Noisy “SPUN”

Toronto-based psych outfit Hot Garbage — Alex Carlevaris (lead vocals, guitar), Juliana Carlevaris (bass, vocals), Dylan Gamble (keys, synths) and Mark Henin (drums) — began 2026 with “Wewu,” the first bit of new material since their sophomore album, 2024’s Precious Dream.

The Canadian noise rock outfit’s second single of the year, the Graham Walsh-produced “SPUN.” “SPUN” is a woozy yet furious ear drum shattering assault anchored around a fuzzy bass line, cataclysmic and thunderous drumming, scorching Sonic Youth-like guitar and space age-like keys. Sonically, the song evokes the frenetic, churning tumult of our moment.

Directed by the band’s Dylan Gamble, the accompanying video for “SPUN” features Sook-Yin Lee as “The Bug.” Split between illustrations by Lee and footage shot in Gamble’s dark and trippy psychedelic style, the video follows a day and night in the life of “The Bug.” In the dead of winter, a hibernating bug ventures down a heating vent, only to find itself stuck outside on Toronto’s frozen streets. Crawling across icy cement and flying across a brutalist skyline, Lee’s bug explores a strange city with awe and fear. After a reflective moment in a park, it flies into the night, buzzing through the dark corridors of the Old City before making a startling and deadly encounter. “The buzzing harmonics of the guitar mirror the sketchy inner dialogue of the insect, while the lyrics remind it of the short time it has left.” the band says.

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