A band who made their debut earlier this year with the sonically lush 'Need You', Sydney trio Pretty Talks follow up with the equally seductive 'feels' banger 'Hurt Me'.
Chilled alt-pop drenched in a rhythm that heightens the moody trepidation and suffocating anxiety sensibilities, the track also offers an aural brightness that drives forward a sense of reclaimed hope.The music video encapsulates the song's feelings perfectly, chronicling the ups and downs of a young relationship experiencing growth and trust whilst battling self-doubts associated with building a future with someone. Stick to the end of the clip for a hit of the warm fuzzies.
"'Hurt Me' is a snapshot of a relationship in its most tumultuous moments, a relationship breaking down, where neither person is necessarily at fault," the band says.
"The outcome being that one person decides to put everything on the line whilst the other has already mentally checked out.
"It's that feeling of 'I know we've both made mistakes in this, but let's give it one last chance'. "It's also about the moments of weakness; when you realise it's not evolving in a positive way and you wish you could pretend it was just how it used to be."
Ahead of the song's release tomorrow (28 September), scenestr is thrilled to premiere the 'Hurt Me' music video today. Enjoy.
For the creative direction of the clip, Pretty Talks roped in a number of their musician and actor mates including The Million frontman Jacob Thomas as director of photography and cameraman.
Filmed in and around Pretty Talks' bassist Hadi Ansell and drummer and backing vocalist Tommy O’Brien's previous place in Sydney's Inner West, vocalist and guitarist Liam Deans enlisted friends and actors Anna Baumgartner and Aaron Gee-Gamkreildze to bring the compelling clip to life.
"The 'Hurt Me' music video is aesthetically inspired by the English television show 'Skins', combined with an early-2010s Tumblr-esque Pinterest board," shares Liam.
"An emotional, volatile and messy relationship paired with a dirty, youthful abandon.
"It felt like an honest and real song to write and a beautiful thing to create on film. I scripted, storyboarded, directed and edited the music video, so it was great seeing all my tiny little concepts slowly come to life.
"We endeavour to build a world around our art and band, so we played with the ideas of hiding Easter eggs and band member cameos throughout this clip, adding another layer of meaning in which we are part of this universe that we build our songs in."
