Hatari are here with their latest video for their song Klámstrákur or Filthy Boy, and it is pure Hatari.

The Icelandic art collective – who represented Iceland at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with their song Hatrio mun sigra – look at toxic masculinity, sex and repression in their latest single, with Metro.co.uk giving an exclusive first look at the video in all its pole-dancing, fetishised glory.

Klámstrákur – translated as Filthy Boy – is a brand new take on the band’s BDSM-inspired anti-authoritarian techno-dystopian sound and aesthetic, and sees Klemens Hannigan and Matthias Tryggvi Haraldson delve into personal themes.




On the song, Klemens plays the song’s protagonist – the aforementioned filthy boy – while Matthias is the ‘screamingly repressed masculine counterpart’.

Klemens plays the ‘filthy boy’ of the title

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Klemens said: ‘Filthy Boy raises questions about toxic masculinity, self-image and mental illness. For me, as the lead vocalist on this song, it’s me confronting shame about not necessarily fitting in, questioning the role that a man in the 21st century is placed into.’

Matthias added: ‘It raises questions of sexual identity and expression and repression.

‘The literal translation of Klámstrákur is Porn Boy, but porn in Icelandic is a broader term, it can be interpreted in different ways. Filthy is more in spirit with the track. Another possible translation was smut addict.

‘Like any Hatari performance, it is theatrical in nature and we’re always working with the contrasts between Klemens and I. Our two characters work as if they’re coming from the same personality, but on a spectrum – two side of the same coin.’

Hatari are a BDSM-inspired anti-capitalist art collective (Picture: AFP)

Filthy Boy will be released on 8 November – the same day as Hatari’s performance at Iceland Airwaves.

When asked what fans can expect from Hatari’s performance at the Reykjavik Art Museum, Matthias said: ‘You can expect a thong-shaking bassline, a well rehearsed techno performance…

Hopefully some well-rehearsed choreography and video graphics.’

Klemens pitched in: ‘Infused with different media outlets – a visually stimulating, arousing experience.’

Hatari achieved worldwide notoriety in May 2019 when, during Eurovision voting in Tel Aviv, they held up Palestinian banners and flags to protest Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

Hatari play Iceland Airwaves on Friday 8 November at the Reykjavik Art Museum. For tickets and travel packages visit the Iceland Airwaves website.

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