BBC 6 Music fave, JACK GARRATT, has executed another near-perfect release with the video for his latest single, ‘Weathered’.
He’s been doing the UK summer festival rounds of late, with an appearance at the musical smorgasbord that is Glasto, and headlining the Arena stage at grown up hippy hang out Latitude. The video for ‘Weathered’ plays up to the midsummer nights vibe, a beautiful, nostalgic, innocent film of youth and discovery shot by director Andrew Donoho on location in the canyons of Georgia.
‘Weathered’ is heart wrenching and uplifting enough when listening, and watching the video only consolidates this. Gentle vocals are murmured over a carefully caressed guitar, which gives way to Jack’s now trademark explosive synths and a powerful, clear voice.
2013’s film The Kings of Summer was clearly an inspiration for Jack’s video clip – three young teens, best friends/brothers, throw caution to the wind and find themselves in the Great Outdoors camping in the woods, having the time of their lives climbing up gorges and dive bombing serene water holes.
The song is both a celebration of youth and a pragmatic reminder of years that will slip by – whether Jack’s saying that it is human love which is temporary or just our attention spans, it’s still a shock when, after the carefree chords building up the song, the closing line says: ‘just as long as you stay…I found a way out’.
Posted from: https://themusic.com.au/reviews/watch-jack-garratt-weathered/awJ3f35hYGM/03-08-15