Weekly Rewind: Hojean, Rahill, and more
1. ‘Big Dream’ RiTcH: A song representing big dreams needs something capable of delivering a story but also indulging in the surrealism of the subconscious. Director Lee McCutcheson went all out with this beautiful collage: a myriad of places, people and poses, some spun up with the singer allowed to perform in every form. If you like your visuals to have all the hallmarks of a post edible dream, pick your blue or red pill here:
2. ‘Yard Sale’ Alex Warren: Occasionally, as this video by the boisterously gifted Alex Warren deftly demonstrates, removing the actual narrative from a song and replacing it with an allegory, in this case breaking back into a gallery to return a work of art, serves the song best. The ideas of theft, loss and redemption are always compatible with love songs and in this well executive visual, Alex himself returns the beauty back to its right place, see how here:
3. ’Tell Me’ Rahill: The global game is football, and newcomer Rahill digs back into her past midfield life on this nostalgia riddled video that plays out on the pitch, with fun crowd reactions, team paraphernalia and VHS montages. Director Barbara Anastacio takes the reggae adjacent dub vibes and pours beautiful human excellent, post goal celebrations to a fun, and very female celebration of the sport. Bend it into your video cue here:
4. ‘Cruel’ Hojean: Y’ll know us as stans of this perpetually sweatshirt wrapped crooner, and in this delicate & poignant b&W visual by director Bobby Lee Palmer, nothing changes, except maybe renewed admiration for the venerable ballad. With tight, longing loving shots of hands, dirst being pushed aside, nervous eyes and minimalist backdrops, the beauty of the song is dug up in the most complete way. Be prepared for a tear jerker here:
5. ‘Request Denied’ Letters Sent Home: We glow up a bunch of very glossy, expensive, hype produced efforts, and as stimuli go theres always a place for them, but sometimes, just letting a good song just does its thing in all its DIY glamor. Only credited to Tim, Paula & Shimon, this German band let a simple porch setting & dark sky perfectly frame this song on chronic disappointment, maybe a gesture in the futility in even trying to do more has to be this stark. If you like your sky grey and your attitude is ‘fuck it,’ drop in here:
