Following the release of Oceanator's critically acclaimed Things I Never Said, SPIN dubbed NYC multi-instrumentalist Elise Okusami one of the Most Interesting Artists of 2020. Their debut album, which hyperbolically equates early adulthood malaise with apocalyptic destruction, landed on numerous ‘Best of' lists, including The Alternative, Under the Radar, Bandcamp, and Noisey.
Throughout the record, allusions to intrusive thoughts and depression-induced stasis are weaved in between references to falling skies, rolling fires, and the possibility of the world literally falling apart. “If the sun never came up tomorrow / do you think we would even notice?” Okusami asks in "I Would Find You," a moody ode to staying out late and sleeping until the afternoon. Or as Okusami puts it, "keeping to the shadows."
Today the band shares a cinematic official video for the haunting track, directed by Ryan Schnackenberg of Cult Images –
"I found "I Would Find You" when Elise and I were talking about concepts for another music video. The song immediately jumped out at me. It felt like it was already telling a story. I saw Elise wandering through an abandoned dream world of memories, searching for the mysterious you."
Pre-order your Early Bird edition of Things I Never Said (exclusive Funfetti variant), out February 26, 2021.