Ramesh, the frontman of former indie rock darling Voxtrot, who has recently returned with sophomore album Eternal Spring, his first new album in eight years.
Leading the charge is the title track and single, which feature thought familiar vocals, well adorned with delicately crafted strings, punchy instrumentation and confident production. He self-directed the song’s music video, which he talks about in great details below:
I started writing this song when I was 31 and seeing a guy who was 24. He quickly ghosted me and I was devastated, which set me on a course of examining my dating history…illuminating my many codependent entanglements and my behavior at his age. The song is a poetic exploration of the desire to break free of such entanglements into something more mature and meaningful.
When we made the video I was considering how my experience as a gay person has informed my approach to dating — that most areas of my life have been affected by an underlying lack of self-worth and that the journey toward true love begins with a battle for self-love. Thus, I wanted it to be a visual love letter to the particular power(s) that I perceive in LGBTQ+ people, inspired by directors like Almodovar and Isaac Julien’s 1989 film Looking for Langston. The video follows a loose narrative of starting in isolation, finding one’s people, experiencing the intentionality of nature/divinity within, and ultimately celebrating that beauty.
Enjoy the music video for “Eternal Spring” now below.
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