Girl Ray - Everybody's Saying That
Girl Ray, the three-piece comprising Poppy Hankin, Iris McConnell and Sophie Moss, announce new single 'Everybody’s Saying That': http://ffm.to/everybodyssayingthat
About the track, the band’s guitarist and lead singer, Poppy Hankin, said: “The lyrics on this single were inspired by the straight-to-the-heart simplicity of the disco greats. I wrote it while missing my partner while on tour in 2020, and it plays on themes of new love and self-doubt. Musically we took reference from the nu-disco resurgence that seemed to be taking off in 2020, in particular from the likes of Kylie Minogue (Disco), Jessie Ware (What's Your Pleasure?), Dua Lipa (Future Nostalgia) and Róisín Murphy (Róisín Machine). We were really inspired by all of these women re-imagining disco.”
About the video she added, “We met Alice, the director, while we were all working in a coffee truck on film sets over the pandemic. Alice is the special kind of person you can put total faith in and know she’ll make something amazing, so when she agreed to direct our video we were beyond excited. We wanted the video to have an emphasis on atmosphere and colour rather than narrative to fit in with the feel of the song, which Alice achieved wonderfully. Lyrically the song is about longing, and even though it was filmed in Slough, the video has pure Hollywood vibes thanks to a hugely talented cast and crew, and countless favours that Alice managed to pull in. We hope you enjoy it.”
DIRECTOR: Alice Harding
DOP: Freddie Parkin
PRODUCERS: Lucy Sanders and Bill Thomas
EDITOR: Brandon Jenkins
STARRING: Girl Ray, Johnny Montero, Harry Mason
DOP (Drone): Andrea Gambadoro
1st AD: Dan Thrace
2nd AD: Kirsty Wilson
FOCUS PULLER: Jake Morris
STYLIST: Kate Kidney Bishop
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Bobby Pastel
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Bunny Hazel Clarke, Dave Edwards, Ed Smith @ Liteworx
ALSO FEATURING: Jaafer Al-Khafaji, Bunny Clarke Hazel, Cecelia Corapi, Frankie Evans, Emily Gulliksen-Craste, Matilda Hutchinson, Brendan Lyle, Ted McKenzie, Maurice Mutua, Issi Nash, Tanaka Saburi, Michele Tellarini, Poppy Thymara, Diya Vencatasawmy, Asha Wilson
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