This past July, Seattle Hip-Hop duo Dark Time Sunshine released their sophomore album, ANX. Since, they’ve been busy on the road promoting, a string of dates that include a 60-plus-date national tour, and today, the duo of rapper Onry Ozzborn and producer Zavala are releasing the album’s latest music video, for the single “Take My Hand,” which features Aesop Rock and Swamburger.

The video, directed by X144, takes the song on a modest yet very entertaining path, offering viewers a look at the lighter side of the tour lives that Dark Time Sunshine has been living over the past months; namely, just chilling back stage on the greenroom couch. In fact, the video was shot in the midst of DTS’ 60-date run with Aesop Rock, which offered some serious challenges for the shoot. “Seeing if X144 was gonna pull it off was interesting because of location and time,” recalls Zavala noting that what made the video so unique was the rarity of Dark Time, Aesop, Swamburger, and X144 all being in the same place at the same time. “It was all just about capturing us while we were having fun on the road, backstage hanging out,” says Zavala. “It was all about timing and spontaneity.”

With the July 24th release date for Dark Time Sunshine’s new album, ANX, right around the corner, the duo of rapper Onry Ozzborn and producer Zavala are excited to release their latest single, “Take My Hand”, a track that features Aesop Rock and Swamburger (of Solillaquists of Sound). Accompanying the new single, Dark Time Sunshine is also excited to announce that, as of this week, they’re embarking on a 31-city tour opening for “Take My Hand” guest Aesop Rock.

The goal for “Take My Hand,” according to Dark Time Sunshine, was to make a song that shows depth and style, and for his part, Zavala, with a layering of serene, bubbling synths, eerie vocal samples, and rolling tom-fills, kicks things off nicely. And while Onry and Aesop both impress with their verses (“The most challenging part of the song was having to re-write my verse after hearing Aesop’s,” jokes Onry), the standout lyric comes from Swamburger, who raps, “I am not the one to make sense of it all/ I’m a tourist, a guide/ Walk along and take my hand.” “That lyric sums up the song,” says Onry. “We’re gonna throw a lot at you, but it’s up to you to take it all in, and whatever you get out of it – that’s what it is.”