Neo Violence

• Words: Jennifer Marston

Gothenburg, Sweden-based duo The Tough Alliance's energetic electro-pop is anything but violent, and though the two childhood friends have onstage antics that include swinging baseball bats and have been cited as hooligans by the press, the video for "Neo Violence" finds them in a rather reflective state. With nary a baseball bat to be found, Henning Fürst and Eric Berglund sit quietly amid doric columns and Technicolor light beams while the synths and beats swirl around.