Depending on where one calls home, there’s a good chance this summer season has been a total washout, with the incessant rain spoiling our outdoor fun just when we need it most. But for Salt Ashes, the rain serves a greater purpose from above, as the London singer-songwriter welcomes it to wash away the trauma that prevents us from moving forward in life. The emphatic, empowering dose of dark and dazzling alt-pop hits the streams today (July 25) via Radikal Records.
“’Stains’ is a very personal song that I wrote to myself,” says Salt Ashes. “It’s a song about helping yourself overcome previous pain or trauma and actually asking and allowing yourself to heal because only you can do that.”
The themes that swirl around this sneaky Song of the Year contender come out of the shadows via a stirring music video directed and edited by Joshua Thomas at Tilted Hue. And yes, the rain comes crashing down.
“I knew I wanted to do something with rain to symbolize the washing away of the ‘stains’ or pain, but what we created was better than I could’ve imagined,” she adds. “This was a genuinely beautiful collaboration between myself, the director, choreographer, stylist, MUA and hair that grew into this visual piece of art, in my opinion.”
Cleanse with it below.
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