anaiis - be alright (solo) (Official Video)
London-based, French-Senegalese artist anaiis shares her latest single ‘be alright (solo)’, accompanied by the official video directed by Jesse May Fisher. The track is available to download and stream on all platforms with vinyls of her debut album ‘this is no longer a dream’ in stores now marking a year since its release.
‘be alright (solo)’ is the original solo rendition of the song taken from anaiis' sublime debut conceptual album ‘this is no longer a dream’ released in September 2021. Whilst the album version featured South African vocalist Sjava, anaiis carries the full expression of this offering with equal strength and vulnerability. The song is an acoustic emblem of hope, an affirmation for these times, with production from Miles James. “It was one of the first songs I wrote for the project and it's symbolic for me to return to it as a post album release. I just had to embrace the simplicity of the song and the essence of the message,” the artist laments. “Just a set of comforting words during a time of chaos. Releasing this album independently has been such an empowering journey and to share this original version at this stage of the process really serves as a reminder for me that things always work themselves out.” A year since the singer-songwriter released her debut album ‘this is no longer a dream’, the latest video is a celebration of the special project and marks a special time in her life as she announces the birth of her first child.
The Jesse May Fisher directed video shot in the rugged UK countryside perfectly encapsulates the mood of the song, with the sombre surroundings in bleak weather conditions adding an atmospheric backdrop to the sonics. On the video, the director notes: “be alright is a soft yet uneasy track. I wanted to create a visual that represented this effect. By using water as a motif to explore entrapment and liberation, Be Alright follows a rebirth narrative where movement, nature and solitude are modes for self soothing.” anaiis adds, “Creating this video truly reflected the process of rebirth. It was challenging in many ways, encouraging me to push beyond my limits but it was beautiful to see our vision come to life.”