Beneath the luscious, almost absurdist surface, “AFO” maps a journey of rage, reclamation, and self-discovery. The song—whose title, “Adam, Fuck Off,” signals both humour and defiance—explores the aftermath of a relationship that started gentle and caring and became devastatingly toxic, a narrative mirrored in the video’s oscillation between tenderness and aggression. Hands that feed become hands that threaten, a queer retelling of the Adam and Eve myth filtered through Evenson’s visceral and unsettling lens.

RANGE caught up with Ally to elaborate on the concept of the video.

“AFO” opens with you tied to a tree and being gently fed peaches, which eventually becomes overwhelming and suffocating. What was the initial concept behind this imagery, and how did you land on peaches as the central symbol?

I wanted the imagery and concept to gently resemble a witch being burned at the stake. I initially wanted to catch on fire at the end, but VFX can be tricky, and it almost seemed too on the nose. The song references peaches as a sexual connotation, so I thought, what if I was force-fed peaches until I choked? And so it was written. 

The shift from pleasure to discomfort in the video is intense and visceral. What emotional arc were you trying to capture with that transformation?

As we see, I’m being fed by women at first. It’s gentle and sensual. Two men join, and it becomes aggressive and malicious. This is my “I Hate Men” song… you can probably tell. 

How does the visual metaphor in the video connect to the themes in the lyrics of “AFO”?

AFO stands for “Adam, Fuck Off.” The song explores the story of Adam and Eve (loosely) but really focuses on explicit themes of gay intimacy. 

Was there a specific personal experience or feeling that inspired the concept of something that starts as nourishing or desired eventually becoming harmful or overwhelming?

Definitely. Most of this album is written about finding myself after falling so far deep into a destructive relationship. That said relationship (as most of the bad ones do) started so gentle and caring and loving and quickly became quite the opposite. It can sometimes be such a sudden change, but it can also be hidden and gradual. This video is exaggerated, obviously, but there is a good amount of truth behind it. 

The video has a raw, almost ritualistic energy. How did you and the director approach the tone — did you want it to feel surreal, humorous, disturbing, or a mix of all three?

I want my videos to feel like 10 different emotions all at once. There’s always going to be a touch of humour in my music/visuals because I’m just a silly guy. However, I think any giggling caused by this video is going to be nervous laughter because it is truly pretty uncomfortable to watch. 

The peaches become almost a character of their own. Was there any symbolism you wanted listeners to pick up on — femininity, consumption, vulnerability, abundance, something else?

This whole album, and especially the short film, is really about losing control. Sexuality and that anger/sadness tension are definitely in there too, but the main feeling is that sense of letting go. You see it in the visuals, like hands being tied, or being bound to a tree, etc.

As the person in the imagery, what do you hope viewers feel while watching the video? And what do you hope they take away from the single after seeing it paired with these visuals?

I want the viewers/listeners to feel GAY and angry!