Noel Paul turns the longing and introspection at the heart of the first release from Mitski's new album into a remarkable video, both breathlessly zany and undeniably chilling.

In the video for Where's My Phone? Paul plays against the relatable aspect of the songtitle by making Mitsky the lead character in a gripping anachronistic ghost story. The setting is very Edgar Allan Poe, a house in rural, autumnal New England, with Mitski as the guardian of her younger sister, paranoid about her connecting with any of the stream of strange visitors who descend upon the house.

It's the manner that Paul delivers this story - based upon Shirley Jackson’s novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle - which makes it so special. Following the style of his videos for Black Midi and most recently for Geese, events occur at a relentless, disconcerting speed, as if in a dream.

The actions of the performers are heightened to appear virtually cartoonish - or resembling the acting in early cinema - and the camera is feverish, moving like a character in the scenario. Mitski herself gives a ferociously strong and committed performance, as the woman driven to mania (and violence) to protect the younger girl. But as it turns out, with very good reason. As in any ghost story, the proof of its quality is in the ending - and this has a very good one. 

Noel Paul has been directing videos for well over a decade, originally in the duo That Go and then as solo director. It's tempting to say that this is one of the best he has ever made.