Released on Friday (July 5, 2024) to coincide with the immediate aftermath of the UK General Election 2024, “Vote for Us” is the new single and video from Newcastle darkwave/synth provocateurs, 404 Error.
Hot on the heels of their debut video-single “ETHAL” just one month earlier, “Vote for Us” is the latest offering from 404 Error’s new album, Scene Killers. A semi-anonymous project, 404 Error is the work of a musician going by the name of 36663, whose debut album combines minimal synth, alt electro, darkwave, and synthpop influences with the project’s wry social commentary, and impish sense of humour.
“When we wrote ‘Vote for Us’, the UK Government hadn’t yet called a General Election. It just so happened that they did so at a time when we’d been thinking about releasing our second single.”
“We wanted to keep the visual gags simple and accessible: not be tied to knowledge of UK Government. I’m sure many people in many countries can identify with some of the characters in the video. Be it the Gimp in a Suit, who seems to have very similar policies to their opponent, but has a different colour tie; or the popular cheerleader who has no real policies at all. That said, maybe the cheerleader is also a double reference to the main meaning of the song: that popular doesn’t necessarily mean ‘best suited’!”
