Blackface sheep are the unlikely new stars of a music video from British indie rock band, Mazes.

The video was filmed in early October, the height of the season for the pedigree sheep breed, at United Auctions' Stirling Agricultural Centre.

It features action from the sale ring with UA's auctioneers, particularly Matt Stevenson, 'dancing' to the track from the rostrum while bids are made and sheep breeders watch the animals whirl around the ring.

The video, Directed by BAFTA-Award winning filmmaker James Alcock, is said to give a 'surreal insight' into the world of animal auctioneering. Alcock said the video was inspired by Werner Herzog's 1976 documentary How Much Wood Would A Woodchuck Chuck? about the World Livestock Auctioneering Championship.

Commenting on the project, he said, "Bringing lo-fi indie rock to an auction market may seem like an unusual juxtaposition, but there seemed to be a natural correlation between the beat of the track and the rhythms of the sale ring."

Neil McLean, group joint managing director of United Auctions, also commented on the video, "It's great to see the traditional world that we're so familiar with given a contemporary, artistic makeover that sits so well together. We're delighted with the result."

Band member Jack Cooper added rather cryptically, "the video highlights what some may feel is a beautiful piece of Britain's history, the strange tradition and rituals of the livestock auction, though others may see it as something entirely different."