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Bat For Lashes 'At Your Feet' by Freddie Leyden

Rob Ulitski - 4th June 2024

Freddie Leyden continues his collaboration with Natasha Khan - aka Bat For Lashes - on videos for her new album The Dream Of Delphi, with an atmospheric video evoking the off-kilter aesthetic of David Lynch.  

Khan's performance of At Your Feet takes place in a set-up that echoes the Lynchian atmosphere of the 'Red Room' in Twin Peaks - all the more enigmatic has Khan acts a silent hand choreography for the first half of the song before the vocals start at the halfway point. 

A hint of smoke or mist passing in front of her suggests what is eventually revealed, that is taking place in a forest at night. And it feels like an abstract snapshot of a story that will unfold further, promising more to come in this visual world. But this in itself makes for an utterly absorbing watch.

"Natasha described At Your Feet as being about 'the hallucinatory state of being sleep deprived in the night, breastfeeding and rocking the baby'," explains Leyden. "She and the creative director Alexandra Green had developed wonderful choreography for the live show, which I saw in a few videos. It was beautiful, simple, and moving. I wanted to use what had developed organically for this video.

"The goal became to establish an elevated and surreal setting for this on film. Placing the tiny lone stage deep in the forest seemed like the perfect solution. It felt like we were painting a picture in the woods. Working with cinematographer David Bird, gaffer James Duffy, production designer Richard Nic Evans, and stylist Lucie James, I'm super pleased with the Lynchian composition we were able to achieve."

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Rob Ulitski - 4th June 2024

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