# RODERIK’s Powerful New Video Ponders The Price of The ‘American Dream’

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/roderiks-powerful-new-video-ponders-the-price-of-the-american-dream/
- Published: 2021-11-23T09:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**RODERIK’s Powerful New Video Ponders The Price of The ‘American Dream’**

[**Stream The “American Dream” Video Here**](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=2078396.4966.1.0c484173c90eff48fce287cba7405b2c)

_“Though the visual shows what’s been promised to people, the twist ending reveals
what those pursuing the “American Dream” usually wind up with: dismal servitude,
and no hope of ever having a home with a white picket fence.”- _**_Hollywood Life_**

Long Island, NY’s **RODERIK** have unveiled a powerful new video for their single“
American Dream.”

![Screen Shot 2021-11-18 at 2.42.26 PM](https://i0.wp.com/cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/
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_Photo: Matt Flood Photography_

As [Hollywood Life](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=2078396.4967.1.4d7d089b886380bc8d980ff0622b2cb5)
writes, “With their new song – and a music video that’s more than meets the eye –
multi-genre rockers RODERIK take on the ‘American Dream’ with a track that ‘throws
what people know about them on its head.’

Vocalist/songwriter Jake Anthony Salazar (who co-directed the video) says, _”‘American
Dream’ is one of those songs as a writer, you always hope you’ll write. It came 
together so fast and so effortlessly, I knew it had to be one of the first songs
we released. What makes ‘American Dream’ so special to me, is it really goes against
everything we’ve put out to date. Which is probably one of my favorite things about
releasing this song as our third single.”_

In the video clip, where nothing is quite as it seems, Salazar says, _“We really
tried to embody the real meaning behind the song. When you rip apart the lyrics 
of American Dream, it’s all about my experience of working for someone else, and
feeling like I’m stranded in this job that’s never going to go anywhere for me. 
I would often daydream about where I could be or who I could be with instead, doing
anything else, and in typical RODERIK fashion, we took that very concept and pushed
it to the extreme. That’s where the video comes into play. We really worked hard
to create something that embodies that feeling, and hope that people connect to 
this video the way we do.”_

**Watch the video HERE:**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh70F1j-YiU](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=2078396.4968.1.59ab77c011dc0c28e3aab2a223f125a9)

Co-directed by Allison Sharkey and Jake Anthony Salazar 
Video created, conceptualized
and produced by Fall of the House Productions Concept team: Christina Segura, Annalise
Thode, and Melissa Bunshaft Additional filming by: James Morano Huge shoutout to
James Salamon for helping direct

RODERIK- American Dream

[⌊RODERIK- American Dream⌉⌊RODERIK- American Dream⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

**“American Dream”** 
**Spotify:** [https://open.spotify.com/track/5QiQxpi5PSVvniBBX1PNmm?si=13182001a8874823](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=2078396.4970.1.249a2d15bec44f412a8f12ef29cb5e6a)**
Apple Music:** [https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-dream-single/1585113375](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=2078396.4971.1.9b6ffac4ef3e71b2575cfbbffe6dcccc)

**BIO:** 
RODERIK, a band whose name is derived from Edgar Allan Poe’s, The Fall
of the House of Usher, was fittingly formed during the early stages of a global 
pandemic. Comprised of remnants and fragments of bands that once reverberated through
the vibrant Long Island music scene, including Alternative Press recognized band
Approaching Troy, singer/songwriter Jake Anthony Salazar & guitarist Jay T. Sutherland
set out with bassist David P. K., and drummer Danny Nugent, to rebuild and reformulate.

After years of writing and playing shows together, these four members have finally
come together to not only make music, but build visual experiences that would mirror
that of its dark origins. As RODERIK, the band aims to combine musical elements 
with visual representation, showcasing the dark and honest truth of Salazar’s dark
lyrics, which stem from his life experiences and ongoing battle with depression.

RODERIK’S musical influences stem from Post Hardcore, but you’ll often find Pop/
Hip-hop and R&B influences bleeding into many of their songs. On the visual side,
the band is heavily inspired by dark elements incorporated into modern day cinematography
and literature, hence the Poe reference mentioned earlier.

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