PREMIERE: Kav Temperley Releases 'The Fence' Music Video

Eskimo Joe legend Kav Temperley unveiled his sophomore album last week, packed to the brim with heartfelt songs written throughout the strange and often apocalyptic days of the pandemic. Machines Of Love & Grace explores themes of love and heartbreak but in a much larger context, with Temperley finding inspiration in the stories around him. 

“This album is rooted heavily in storytelling, and my hope is that by telling my story, people get their own stories back in return,” he said.

Today, The Music premieres the heartfelt video for his single The Fence feat. John Butler, tapping into the overwhelming feeling left behind after two years of the global pandemic.

Aptly following the album's title, Machines Of Love & Grace, the video amplifies the song's message of a world where there is no room left to "sit on the fence". Cutting between shots of Butler and Temperley in the studio, and b-roll news footage showcasing the intensity and terror of today's society, the music video lends a sense of urgency to the song and showcases the creative magic between Butler and Temperley. 

“I first met John properly back in 2001 when he was living on the studio couch where we were working on our first Eskimo Joe album, Girl,” remembers Temperley.

“He was a familiar face around town; he could often be found busking outside the Fremantle Markets with his dreadlocks and familiar 12-string guitar. Many years and shared festival lineups later, we finally sat down to write a song together for the first time, the song was called We Want More, and it ended up on his wonderful album Home.

“So two-and-half-years into the global pandemic, we got together again at his home in the beautiful surrounds of Margaret River,” he adds.“We talked about where our heads were at, all the big decisions we were having to make due to the global pandemic, everything from the environment to the anti-vax movement. That conversation turned into a song called The Fence, and where we ended up is that there is no room to sit on the fence.”

To celebrate the release of his album, Temperley is hitting the road in February 2023, touring all major Australian cities. More information can be found here.