This is the new video from If Wen - a 'miserablist folk' singer who is a personal friend of mine, and whose music is, in my humble opinion, refreshingly good.
In some ways this is a shameless plug, but there are some genuine reasons why you might like to give this a few minutes of your time:
- My garden stars in it. The same garden that starred in the 1983 film The Jigsaw Man, with Michael Caine. So there's real pedigree there already.
- It's shot in Super 8, which gives it a stunning grainy quality, and even, I'm led to believe, a bit of Panavision. Pure 70's joy. Reminiscent of things with Felicity Kendal in them, and that's A Good Thing.
- There are bits of Chiswick House in there, with the rather elusive If Wen popping up in among its hedgerows.
- If Wen is also a bit of a star in his day job, but I've been told not to make that link too obvious - work it out yourself.
- And, speaking of working stuff out yourself, this is the first music video I've ever heard of that has a cryptic word game in it. No-one's worked it out to date - or even worked out why some of the letters are orange - but that's part of the interest value.
So there. Do yourself a favour, brighten up your day with a bit of 'Love Letters'.
Mmm. Freshly brewed music. There's lovely for you.
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