Brisbane indie artist-producer MDWS (pronounced 'meadows') has captured the intense feelings of existentialism paired with the collective realisation that individual stresses are common markers en masse for the human species on his latest single 'Find You'.
The moniker of Callum Mcnab, 'Find You' features sparse, lo-fi electronic production that slowly builds into a pop-laced, chilled R&B beat that's encased in a cinematic sonic glow.Add Callum's irresistibly entrancing vocals that enthral the senses (cue the "everybody hurts in the night time" lyrical loop) and you have a slow-jam ideal for that 2am solo sad waltz as much as it is a little bop to inspire one's own return from a gloom-induced mood.
"I wrote this song a while ago and it's really special to me," Callum says. "It's both introspective and extrospective, looking out at the world and realising that everyone's going through a similar thing.
"It's easy to think you're alone when you've got too much into your own head, but it doesn't take much to realise that what you're going through is just a symptom of the human condition.
"This song is sort of an anthem for everyone who has something that keeps them up at night, deep in thought."
Ahead of the song's release tomorrow (23 September), scenestr is thrilled to premiere the 'Find You' music video today. Enjoy.
"There's a scene in the video where I'm being dragged into the water by a chain that's wrapped around me," adds Callum. "It's a very powerful scene, but it wasn't fun to film at all.
"Instead of getting a prop chain, we bought a heavy boat chain and that thing got tighter and tighter every time I pulled against it.
"It got so tight by the end of a take that I couldn't breathe and everyone had to rush in to try and free me."
