Winter music video Roundup: complex symbolism of award -winning veterans synthesized stories and songs

When the winter district comes to its conclusion, it is time to rethink the graphic that made the season dynamic.

A large number of female artists provided unforgettable music videos for their singles and pulled out of nostalgic television programs and original concepts to create living stories. With dramatic fashion and choreography with a high number of octane, the winter was filled with videos that increased their starting material.

Read for the summary of some of the music videos by Daily Bruin, which noticed this winter.

“Rejection is a river” by Doechii

It cannot be denied that Doechii's visual art is as sharp as your poetry.

Doechiis “Denial is a river” music video packing Nostalgie, Celebrity Cameos, Cultural References and Creative Graphics in the almost three -minute production that published the 2024 mixtape “Alligator Bites Never”, published on January 2. Doechii is a tribute to the classic sitcoms of the 90s such as “Family Matters” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and plays the main character of her own show after the sequential act of her explosive career. The Grammy winner teased the publication of the video with a series of sitcom-inspired sketches and introduced the stars-occupied occupation of cameos into the melody of the title song “Family Matters” “As Days Go by”.

In addition to the actors Zack Fox and Ricey Thompson, the diverse celebrity cast, who play all characters from Doechii's personal life. Directed by Carlos Acosta and James Mackel, the video from his retro-inspired living room enlarges a studio audience to unveiled seamlessly from a granular, sitcom aesthetics to a refined, contemporary cinematic style. Finally, with an explosion, the last frame leaves Doechii, surrounded by the ruins of the set and creates an urgent visual representation of your lyrical act.

Doechii defines her status as a visual and tonal storyteller and sails towards further recognition.

– Ruwani Jayasekara

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“Striptease” by FKA Twigs

FKA Twigs continues to accept the craziness in the best way.

“Striptease” is the ninth track from her long -awaited third studio album “Eusexua”, published on January 24th. The music video of the single, published on the same day, opened with FKA Twigs, who flee through a steel motorway tunnel and apparently flee from a pursuer as a driver. The echoes of cars and steps dissolve when their breathing slows down and their face comes into focus, although their expression changes. When the music begins, FKA Twigs throws her coat before performing surreal, side choreography.

In about 5 1/2 minutes, the video delivers a cinematic journey of transformation and transcendence. FKA Twigs tears her purple red dress in strip that stirs behind them and reflects the texts of the song: “I spread apart until my pain disappears.” It then rises, her reflected face is surrounded by a tangle of non -distinguishable limbs – which indicates its transcendence of the physical form. A child stares at their suspended figure in awe when the face of FKA Twigs turns into the child for a moment and symbolizes their recovery of their inner child. FKA Twigs appears again in a violent runway ensemble and wrote confidently while the car headlights convert into flashing cameras -and their transformation is complete.

While the spectators are lost in their striptease, FKA Twigs can be found and shots shifts to create something new.

-Jade Wang-o'Shea

“Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga throws another spell and captivates the audience with another impressive performance.

On February 2, Gaga exposed the music video for “Abracadabra” with a hypnotic dance rhythm and a fascinating choreography. The track is a single from her seventh studio album “Mayhem”, which was released last week. The video presents gaga in partial positions, whereby a persona is strong in an essential white ensemble, while the other is dressed red as “lover of chaos”. The two personas fight each other in the entire energetic clip, which is choreographically rich and dynamic with a collective of dancers.

The poetry of the track shows the competition between death and love on the dance floor with the expression “Abracadabra”, which corresponds to something magical. This concept also arises in the visually striking costumes in the video, which were built from upcycled materials. Gaga said that video summarizes the “Club of my soul” because her personas are continuously confronted with chaos and optimism. While the struggle between the two versions decreases of itself, an angelic gaga leaves a cry of the lover. This closes the video when the “lady in Red” tends her head down and probably symbolizes the defeat.

With a few tricks in the sleeve, Gaga embodies the magic of “Abracadabra” through its fascinating texts, choreography and visual performance.

– Jillian Baker

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“Best Assumption” by Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus proves that she is a gaming man in her latest music video.

Dacus released the visual for her single “Best Mut” on February 10th. The song will be the tenth track on Dacus' coming album “Forever is a feeling”. In accordance with their former music videos, Dacus decides from elaborate costumes or set designs and instead focuses on the details and perspectives of people in the video.

“Best Guess” uses frequent camera cuts for more than a dozen representation members in suits that show their best dance movements or stare through the camera and in the eyes of the viewer and use a visually contrasting black and white color palette. Towa Bird, Cara Delevingne and Naomi McPherson also appear in the video as celebrity functions. The song describes Dacus' vulnerability to fall in love because she visualizes that she will play a gambling in her future for someone and hopes that it is right. The video contains a scene in which Bird wins a dart game, and the line -up triumphs it triumphantly into the air before it breaks down into a group lines dance with Dacus.

Dacus' vision does not require a presumption because it allows her art to shine through and stand out her gambling skills.

– Gabrielle Gillette

“Still bad” by Lizzo

Lizzo returned this winter to start a new era.

The four-time Grammy winner released her single “Still Bad” on Thursday. The Funky Disco elements of the track immediately remind you of her chart group “About Damn Time” and together with playful texts like “I don't need it, I need a drink / let us transform this pain into some champagne, baby.” The song follows “Love in Real Life”, which was officially published as a lead single and title track of her next album.

The video changes quickly, while Lizzo wakes up, smokes a cigarette and poured over by a pedestrian in red liquid and shifted into a scene in which it stands in a forest in a red latex ensemble while the car burns behind her. When the forest is darkened, Lizzo is accompanied by a troop of dancers who are dressed in silver and wear beaks and at the same time provide an energetic synchronized routine. The choreography continues when the snowflakes fall and Lizzo appears in a water basin and smiles in the camera as she sings.

Lizzo may announce that she is still bad, but her latest picture suggests that her musical performance will continue to be good.

– Reid sparrow