Jason Simon, the lead singer and guitarist of psych band Dead Meadow, would like to show you his softer side with his new video for ‘Good Hope Road.’ The music takes inspiration from folksters like Bert Jansch, Leonard Cohen, Sandy Bull and Townes Van Zandt — slow and steady and incredibly deep, with plenty of of reverb, intricate guitar work and bit of pedal steel. The video, however, isn’t as serious, thanks to some unlikely co-stars.

“This video was shot entirely behind my house in a ramshackle uninhabited structure,” Simon tells Spinner. “I had always been somewhat fearful to enter but taking my guitar and my dog Wilkie we went on in to shoot this video. Unbeknownst to me at the time, this barnlike structure was the home to several small, brightly colored, felt-covered individuals who shared my affinity for the great guest performances on the classic episodes of ‘The Muppet Show.’”

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