Darwin Deez and Cid Rim Spice Up Deez’s “You Can’t Be My Girl”
By Jane Croft
Darwin Deez just released Songs For Imaginative People ~ his follow-up to the successful eponymous debut ~ via Lucky Number and now he’s revealing the “You Can’t Be My Girl” (Cid Rim Mix) remix to the public.
For anyone who isn’t familiar with Deez and feels the need to force him into a genre, tag him with the indie pop artist label. But once you actually listen to his work, you’ll find that he is not so easy to pigeonhole.
The remix follows the brilliant Keith Schofield-directed “You Can’t Be My Girl” video, which has been viewed over 500k times across YouTube and Vimeo. The video utilizes soulless corporate stock footage into which Darwin is super-imposed to tell an engaging, comical story of unrequited love. I swear, you might recognize some of the “cast of stock characters” from real skin-care, travel, and dating website commercials. Then, off to the side, you see a gangly Deez looking like the third wheel but insisting to the beautiful objects of his desire that he’s not interested in them. Watch the video, it’ll all make sense once you do.
Clemens Bacher, aka Cid Rim, brings “You Can’t Be My Girl” to a new level with more bite and edge. Instead of the lovable loser feel of the original song, Cid Rim’s remix adds teeth to the song. His combo of tech beats, sweeping synths, and throbbing pulses are likely to encourage dance-floor shapes way beyond the geometric.
Darwin Deez is currently on a massive national US tour and will give several energized performances at SXSW. Catch him if he’s coming to a city near you.
National US Tour Dates
3/7: San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of The Hill (All Ages)
3/8: Los Angeles, CA @ Echo (18+)
3/9: San Diego, CA @ Casbah (21+)
3/10: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
SXSW
3/13: SXSW @ Cheer Up Charlie’s (Spaceland Presents), 4:35pm
3/15: SXSW @ The Brew Exchange (Deli Radio Presents), 5:30pm
3/16: SXSW @ Hickory St. (Official SXSW Showcase), 1am, (Sat am)
3/16: SXSW @ Club Deville (All Things Go/Indie Shuffle), 2:30pm
National US Tour (cont.)
3/16: Dallas, TX @ Three Links
3/18: Kansas City @ The Record Bar (18+)
3/19: Des Moines @ Vaudeville Mews (All Ages)
3/20: Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry (18+)
3/21: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon (18+)
3/22: Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern (21+)
3/23: Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording (All Ages)
3/25: Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups (18+)
3/26: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
3/27: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
3/28: Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab (18+)
3/29: Toronto, ON @ The Garrison (19+)
3/30: Montreal, Canada @ Casa del Popolo
4/1: Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Nightclub
4/2: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall (18+)
4/3: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
4/4: Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church (All Ages)
4/5: Washington DC @ Black Cat (All Ages)