Latvian indie band \u201cThe Coconuts\u201d have released a new single and music video \u2013 a visual tale of a young man taking a trip on a train and in his mind simultaneously.<\/p>\n
The compelling look at minds’ darkest corners is set on the backdrop of enchanting Nordic scenery and combines different art forms \u2013 music, contemporary dance, sculpture, and strong visual language.<\/p>\n
“We never know what’s going on in another person’s head. Someone may look calm and all put-together, but can have a whole hurricane going down in their mind at the same time,\u201d says Paula P\u0113tersone, the director of the video. “Many of us experience anxiety and panic attacks, because of storing and hiding our emotions. We try so hard to bury the negative feelings, but the more we run away from them, the worse it gets. Until we burn out or break apart and everything that was buried deep down for so long comes out. It was this exploding breaking-point moment that we tried to embody in the video, inviting everyone to stop running away from yourself, acknowledge that there are problems, and start solving them\u201d.<\/p>\n
The lead role of the video is played by the dancer and choreographer Mar\u0123ers Vanags, who had to go through several extreme experiences \u2013 sink underwater, get buried in the peat fields, stare into the eyes of a burning statue and make a headstand on a riding train. “The Coco’nuts” band members are also riding in the imaginary train wagon playing different characters. At the end of the video, a wooden statue made by the band’s bassist Toms Valmiers is burned \u2013 as a symbol that sometimes you have to say goodbye to your old self in order to move forward.<\/p>\n