The second single from Thala this year, ‘1st Of The Year’ is an awakening with a heady slice of realisation that everything’s not going to work out as planned – as perfectly illustrated in the cathartic video directed by Thala and Nils Ladewig. [ Ссылка ]
“It’s a very introspective song, every word is what I felt at that moment, utterly heartbroken. I learned a lot at the beginning of this year; I learned I was capable of loving and hurting because of it.”
Moving away from the “sweet indie rock” of last year’s critically-acclaimed EPs ‘In Theory Depression’ and ‘twotwentytwo’, ‘1st Of The Year’ is an outpouring of emotion, which reveals a darker side to her music after the uplifting parable of ‘don’t want u to die’.
The brittle tension of ‘1st Of The Year’ comes to a head in explosive fashion midway through, that release and its perfectly honed euphoric break confirming Thala’s status as an incisive modern singer songwriter, one whose skill is to expose her most private emotions in a wonderfully tactile way.
Directed by: Thala & Nils Ladewig (@whatisthala & @nilawig)
Produced by: Nils Ladewig
Director: Nils Ladewig
Gaffer: Marvin Hillebrand (@marvpt)
1AC & Bestboy: Jannik Adler (@jannikadl)
Set Design: Antonia Jüdt (@antonia.juedt)
Set Building: Tiago Runkel (@tiagorunkel)
Set Building Assistant: Paulo Röth (paulo.htor)
Set Assistant: Laura Rukavina (@rukavinja)
Hairstyling by: Alina Face Art (@alinafaceart)
Manager of Happiness: Laura Aberham (@lauraaberham)
BTS Photography Thania Rodriguez (@_thaniarodriguez)
Edit & Color Grading: Nils Ladewig
Label: Fire Records @Fire_Records
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