Niall O’Brien directs an absorbing, ultimately tender video for Talos's returning single Dance Against The Calm. 

Shot in Cork, the hometown of the Irish indie/electronic musician otherwise known as Eoin French, the promo sees the lead character (played by Sam Keeley) hang out at a local pub, drinking away his demons and grappling with a storm of emotions. 

Enigmatic flashbacks offer a small glimpse into a narrative, but not enough for it to become a key part of the story. Not quite yet, at least. Instead, after a quick break outdoors, Keeley returns to the bar, and is immediately comforted by every one of the patrons, who wrap their arms around him in a giant hug, allowing him to express his emotions freely. 

“It’s a song about lost futures, and a nostalgia that we sometimes carry for things that could have been,” says Eoin French - aka Talos. And the video is the first chapter in a three-part short directed by O'Brien.