Allison Russell - Demons (Official Music Video)

From the album "The Returner" available everywhere now..
Buy + stream "The Returner": https://found.ee/ARTheReturner

Directed by Ethan Tobman
Produced by Ethan Tobman, Nathan Scherrer, & Jacob Tierney

“Demons”
Written By Allison Russell, JT Nero & Drew Lindsay aka (AR/Dim Star)
Produced by Dim Star and Allison Russell
Engineered by Brandon Bell at Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Assistant Engineer: Kelsey Porter at Henson
Mixed by Brandon Bell at The Cabin Studio (Nashville, TN, USA)
Mastered by Kim Rosen at Knack Mastering (Ringwood, NJ, USA)
Vocals and Clarinet by Allison Russell
Harmony Vocals by Chauntee Ross, Elenna Canlas, Larissa Maestro, Mandy Fer, Monique Ross
Percussion by Elizabeth Pupo-Walker
Piano by Lisa Coleman
Drums and Percussion by Megan Coleman
Bass by Meg McCormick
Acoustic Guitars by Wendy Melvoin

VIDEO PRODUCTION CREDITS:
DOP: Jaro Atry
1st AD - Kryštof Liška
Set PA - Jiří Šmíd
Set PA - Václav “Skippy” Pokora
Set PA - Matěj Pelech
Production: Dita Táborová
Camera Operator: Jan Moravec
Camera Equipment Rental: Los Rentalos
Production Companies: FAIRLIGHT FILM s.r.o., Ardglasson Productions, Freenjoy
Choreographer: Zuzana Zizoe Veselá
Dancers:
Anna Šitnerová
Dominika Dee Červinková
Eliška Bolečková
Esther Lubadika
Helena Dolečková
Jana Hampl Maroušková
Julie Rezková
Kristýna Stránská
Linda Fernandez Saez
Lucie Drábková
Martina Zachrlová
Martine-Georgette Ganse
Miluše Jezdinská
Sandra Chalupníková
Simona Machovičová
Tereza Holubová
Viki Williams
Vivi Elin Sinzogan
Nikita Machytková
Natalie Ferreira de Sousa
Costume designer for Dancers: Matěj Kačírek
Allison Russell make-up: Tomáš Hemr
Allison Russell hair: Viktória Katreniaková
Allison Russel Stylist: Cathleen Peters
Tailor: Clara Fath
Red Dress: Halston
Black Dress: Norma Kamali
Custom Hood: Clara Fath
Purple Dress: Vintage SS '07 Yves Saint Laurent
via Albright Fashion Library
Gold Lace Dress: Frederick Anderson
Custom Cape: Clara Fath
Yellow Dress: Ong Oaj Pairam

As the fires of severe cellular intergenerational trauma and heart shattering cyclical violence rage, consuming so many of our children (all children, our children) & the polarization of our one human family has reached crisis levels— I rededicate myself to the mission and currency of art — empathy & connection.

We don’t have to hide from our history, we just have to face it. And walk through it together.

Our trauma can be the mother of empathy, of compassion, of equal human understanding, of Truth, Reconciliation, Reparation, Forgiveness, of loving coalition and harm reduction.

“Demons” is about looking our traumas, our fears, our pain — on the micro and macro levels in the face— and not letting them drive the bus. It’s a call to courage and coalition. Worlds within worlds. Imagine a world where our ideologies never subsume our equal and shared humanity…

“Freedom riders sing, freedom singers ride
Lift us up to that good fight/ can we carry that song, that shield, that crown/ every last child in every last town”

This Demons video marks my inaugural creative collaboration with my beloved childhood friend, fellow Montrealais & birthday twin Ethan Tobman. Ethan’s visual genius takes my breath away. He is the creative director of the incomparable Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, he did the set design for Queen Bey’s iconic Formation and Lemonade videos and I am beyond honoured that he chose to make his music video directorial debut with me and with this song.

Ethan wrote & directed an intuitive, sumptuous, layered, kinetic visual narrative for Demons. Worlds within worlds. Shot over 3 days in Prague with Zizou & her incredible rainbow coalition of dancers — this was the most joyful cross-disciplinary adventure. The “Demons” video is executive produced by our brilliant chosen brother, fellow Montrealer & childhood friend , Jacob Tierney (Letterkenny, Shoresy, The Trotsky, Twist).

Love is the Revolution
X Allison Russell

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Music video by Allison Russell performing Demons. © 2023 Fantasy Records, Distributed by Concord.

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