Cease no matter little TikTok dance you’re making an attempt to be taught, as a result of Cate Blanchett is right here to indicate you some new steps. One way or the other in between selling and accumulating awards for Tár and taking pictures quite a few different upcoming initiatives, Blanchett discovered time to mud off her dancing sneakers to star within the new video from cult artwork rock band Sparks. She takes heart stage within the clip for the title observe off the band’s upcoming twenty fifth studio album, The Lady Is Crying in Her Latte.

Blanchett, clad in a sunshine yellow swimsuit and a pair of cherry crimson headphones, stands nonetheless in the course of the track’s verses, however comes together with reckless abandon in the course of the choruses. Each time she’s on digicam, you understand she’s going to commit. Band members Ron Mael and Russell Mael function her humble backdrop. The swimsuit, like most issues Blanchett has worn lately, is one other reware from her personal closet. It’s a Stella McCartney quantity she initially donned in the course of the Ocean’s 8 press tour.

So how did this come about? An opportunity assembly, apparently.

“We met Cate Blanchett in Paris on the César Awards final 12 months, little understanding {that a} 12 months later, one of many nice actors of our time (and a splendid individual!) would graciously consent to lending her booty-shaking expertise to the primary video from our new album, The Lady Is Crying in Her Latte. Desires actually do come true,” the band informed Selection.

In actual fact, the band didn’t even ask her to bounce. They’d have been superb along with her merely standing nonetheless of their video, however the actress determined so as to add her personal steps. “I imply, we wish to take credit score for having directed her, however we had nothing to do with that,” they added. “It’s just a little bit presumptuous to be directing Cate Blanchett. We have been extras in our personal video, in a sure manner.”

Though they hail from Los Angeles, the band has by no means fairly made it to the mainstream in America. The band’s greatest hit right here was “Cool Locations,” which peaked at 49 on the Billboard charts again in 1983. However the group has loved each recognition in Europe and a rabid underground devotion that has helped maintain an extended profession.

Apparently, they’ll depend fairly a couple of cinephiles amongst their fanbase. In 2021, they have been concerned in two movies that hit the pageant circuit. Child Driver’s Edgar Wright directed the documentary The Sparks Brothers. In the meantime, they served as co-writers and composers for French director Leos Carax’s off-the-wall musical Annette. That’s the one the place Adam Driver sings to a puppet child.

That additionally explains why the brothers have been on the César Awards, the French equal of the Oscars, within the first place. The duo took dwelling the award for Finest Unique Music.

Blanchett, in the meantime, is understood to be a little bit of a document snob. She lately revealed that her favourite band is the German noise rock outfit Einstürzende Neubauten. And this isn’t even her first music video: she additionally starred in a clip for British journey hop legends Large Assault again in 2016.