Videos
“PinkPantheress ft. WILLOW - Where You Are”
“Where You Are” is an emotive, euphoric rollercoaster ride of emotions delivered by rising Pop star PinkPantheress with the aid of WILLOW. The track runs for 2 minutes and 34 seconds. The music video, directed by BRTHR, runs for 3 minutes and 11 seconds; it has a very immersive intro and outro which creates a world that helps to extend the one already present in the song.
“Where You Are” is an emotive, euphoric rollercoaster ride of emotions delivered by rising Pop star PinkPantheress with the aid of WILLOW. The track runs for 2 minutes and 34 seconds. The music video, directed by BRTHR, runs for 3 minutes and 11 seconds; it has a very immersive intro and outro which creates a world that helps to extend the one already present in the song. Both the track and the visual dropped on April 22nd, 2022. The song has this controlled chaos to it, as it hurls you in a million different directions; the structure of the song combined with the assuredness of the vocals create this backbone that makes you feel like a baby being rocked in a cradle, being told that everything will be okay. The production on the track, handled by PinkPantheress, Mura Masa, and Skrillex, utilizes a moody synth lead and airborne drums, along with godly sub-bass and a beautiful violin melody; there is also a very nice subtle synth under the main one as well that is super cool. Also, the song samples Paramore’s 2005 cut from All We Know Is Falling, “Never Let This Go” on the main melody; this helps accentuate and revive the strong sense of angst present in both songs Lyrically, the track touches on the perspective of being in a relationship that is riddled with uncertainty; wasting the days away in seemingly neverending self-doubt and questioning why it wasn’t enough.
The music video brings us into a blissful, vibrant world that reminds me very much of the party scenes and visuals from Euphoria. It utilizes hyperspeed flashing visuals that capture a wide range of colors and emotions. The video primarily takes place in this dark house on a hill at a party—there is a refreshing amount of uniqueness and individuality amongst the people at said party, and there is a band the artists sing in. There are multiple glimpses of this person with bleach blonde hair that I believe is supposed to represent PinkPantheress’ partner/ex-partner. Throughout the video, there are subtle shots of them making eye contact, in a way that is both painful and awkward, which is very accurate, and portrayed very well. There is also a fish motif throughout the video. There is a scene where PinkPantheress is standing in the middle of the club and a huge fish is swimming around in the air. She is also staring at a fish in its tank at one point—this time it is a small fish. Some other standout scenes include the ones where WILLOW is leaning against a wall and singing loudly (pictured above) and the one where she is in a room with the breaking glass. The ears that she has on are also iconic. Additionally, the video ends with a haunting visual of PinkPantheress standing in a hazy room. Overall, the video is a spark to the already electrifying track.
“iann dior - let you”
“let you” is a melodramatic, infectiously catchy Pop song by iann dior, which was released on November 12th, 2021, and runs for 2 minutes and 46 seconds. The beat of the song consists of an upbeat melody that makes you feel as though you are floating in the sky, drums that evoke lots of energy and emotion, and an array of other sounds which add to the palette and make the song even more cohesive.
“let you” is a melodramatic, infectiously catchy Pop song by iann dior, which was released on November 12th, 2021, and runs for 2 minutes and 46 seconds. The beat of the song consists of an upbeat melody that makes you feel as though you are floating in the sky, drums that evoke lots of energy and emotion, and an array of other sounds which add to the palette and make the song very full and cohesive. The vocals feature iann singing and harmonizing about the relationship he had with who is presumably an ex-partner, talking about how he knows that it must become a part of the past and that their love is making him sad. He is letting go of her, and the song acts as an illustration of the process of him coming to terms with this. The video accompanies this idea very well, bringing a ton of action in a very small time frame. We are brought into an environment that is similar to a circus, with the beginning of the video being a miniature house and circus tent; this serves to extend the fact that all of this takes place in a fictitious world. The circus is gothically themed, and it features many people with striped and checkered black and white costumes, and some with other features on them. Iann is primarily wearing a grey suit, with a black and white striped/checkered shirt underneath. One of the girls in the video sports black and white as well, along with a neck ruff with red on the end. All of the wardrobe work in the video is excellent. Also, the notion of staging the video in a circus is very thoughtful, as it serves to “make a scene” out of the whole breakup, and the video features many elements to mirror that. These include the knife-throwing part, the Russian roulette part, and the end of the video where he is kind of saying goodbye to the girl behind the glass. Overall, the music video is extremely creative and entertaining, and the song is super catchy and fun, yet also sincere and impactful.
