Five Favourites: Noga Erez

Having first fallen in love with innovative Tel Aliv artist Noga Erez after seeing her captivating live performance at Visions Festival back in 2017, we have been mega fans of her immense sounds.

About to release her much anticipated second album, Kids, she has become known for her commanding, defiant beats and prides herself on artfully creating immersive videos to visualise the meaning behind her tracks. We caught up with Noga to find out about the five music videos that inspire her most. Read about her choices below, and make sure you check out her video for ‘You So Done’ at the end of this post!

Tyler, The Creator – ‘Yonkers’
That is for me the bible of one location, one-liner videos. The video with the cockroach. There’s so little in it, yet so much in it at the same time. I watched this video about a million times when I was trying to figure out how to make a minimalist video work.

Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar – ‘Never Catch Me’ 
This is the video I send people when I either want to talk about story-telling or colour. It’s a beautiful cinematic piece, that is a full emotional journey between deep sadness and pure joy. It’s lit and coloured beautifully.

Billie Eilish – ‘Bury A Friend’  
This is just so bold for an artist in the eyes of the mainstream to make such a video. I love the transitions between the rooms, the images of the hands, and obviously the needles in the back. So dark and so, so good.

Radiohead – ‘Daydreaming’ 
This song/video has made me cry so many times, I’m not exaggerating. Something about Tom Yorke in this video -knowing his biography, but also, regardless. There’s something so emotional about a person continuously walking and opening doors, it feels to me like a biographical video – something that is told from the point of view of a person who has experienced so much pain, and love. And in the end he gets to the top of the snowy mountain, and it’s like he dies, but is also back in the womb, and this is the type of shit that makes me shiver.

Rosalia & Travis Scott – ‘TKN’
I do love a good dance video every now and then, and this is one. It’s not just a dance video. And that’s what I love about it. Rosallia is this mother figure to a bunch of kids (who happen to be amazingly charismatic dancers), and every single move in that choreography is spot on.  

Massive thanks to Noga for sharing her five favourites with us! 

Kids, the new album from Noga Erez, is out tomorrow 26th March via City Slang. She will also be doing a special live stream of the album on 1st and 2nd April, tickets here. Watch her video for ‘You So Done’ here:

 

Photo Credit: Shai Franco

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Track Of The Day: ARXX – ‘deep’

Following last year’s emotion-driven ‘Call Me Crazy’, and with acclaim from the likes of BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, John Kennedy on Radio X and BBC 6Music’s Steve LaMacq, GIHE faves ARXX are back with a swooning new single.

An empowering ode to leaving behind all your anxieties and getting what you want, ‘DEEP‘ is propelled by a sweeping, impassioned energy. Interweaving a more electro-infused, glitchy sound than previous releases with their signature ferocious grunge-fuelled drive, it instantly hits you with its raw, anthemic rush and gritty, sensual prowess. Showcasing the fierce power of Hanni’s vocals alongside Clara’s distinctive thrashing beats and scuzzy riffs, it oozes an immense, stirring splendour reminiscent of alt-pop heroes HAIM. A swirling slice of rousing power-pop that leaves me longing to see the Brighton duo in all their live glory once more.

Consistently honing their sound with each offering, impossible to pigeonhole into one genre, ARXX continue to impress us with everything they do and remain one of the most exciting bands I’ve ever come across. I can’t wait to hear where they take our ears next!

‘Deep’ is produced by Steven Ansell and mastered by Katie Tavini (Pillow Queens, Arlo Parks). And, to coincide with the release of ‘DEEP’, ARXX will be sharing a special remix EP, featuring the likes of Dream Wife’s Alice Go, Anna from Brighton’s LIME and Linda Buratto.

Mari Lane
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Video Premiere: Hazel Iris – ‘Needles’

With acclaim from the likes of Lauren Laverne on BBC 6Music, and having worked with Grammy award winning Tom Biller on her album Nine Sisters, classically trained, Berlin-based, musician and songwriter Hazel Iris is known for her intricate sonic tapestries and rich lyrical storytelling. Fusing together elements of folk, indie, classical and traditional songwriting, her creations consistently remain truly unique and emotionally poignant.

Collaborating with London-based filmmaker Mona Najma, Iris has now shared a new video for her track ‘Needles’. Reflecting on the power of womanhood, and the anthropomorphic relationship between woman and nature, it’s propelled by a twinkling majesty, flowing with a sparkling uplifting splendour as the ethereal grace of Iris’ vocals captivate the ears. Accompanying the sweeping, effervescent musicality, the video features beautiful pastoral imagery as a woman makes her way through the forest. An utterly enchanting tranquil soundscape bringing a subtle message of hope, now that spring has arrived, with an equally stunning cinematic visual to match.

Of the significance of the video’s imagery, Iris explains:

“Historically forests have often represented a space where “women” can roam free in folklore, which is why it stylistically takes inspiration from films such as Daughters of the Dust, The Company of Wolves, and Valerie and her Week of Wonders.“

Filmed in the Berlin forest Grunewald, with archival footage of the Californian Yosemite Valley, watch the exquisite new video for ‘Needles’ here: 

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Video Premiere: MALMØ – ‘No Words’

Following 2018’s critically acclaimed debut album We Come From The Stars, and with acclaim from the likes of BBC 6Music and KEXP, Danish artist Maria Malmoe, aka MALMØ, has now shared her new single, ahead of her upcoming second album this summer.

Propelled by glitchy beats and Maria’s (and her her sister Frida’s) sweeping ethereal vocals, ‘No Words’ reflects on the damage we do to the environment on a daily basis – how we’re too reliant on the artificial, at a great cost to the natural world, and to ourselves. With an exquisite, captivating majesty, a shimmering, spellbinding soundscape is created. A beautifully poignant, and delicately cathartic, rumination on the world today and how we all need to take action to save it.

‘No Words’ is accompanied by a sparkling, artfully created new video. Watch it for the first time here:

The Inevitable End, the upcoming new album from MALMØ, is out on 11th June (vinyl & digital) via Integrity Records.

Mari Lane
@marimindles

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