UK songstress Beth Orton returns with an evocative clip for ‘Magpie’, shot by Sigur Ros collaborators Arni & Kinski.
Beth Orton
Orton is back with the first album in six years, and her haunting voice is more than welcome. She first aired ‘Magpie’ back in August and now she has provided a video clip for the song.
It’s a moody patchwork directed by Arni & Kinski, who have shot clips for Sigur Ros’ ‘Rembihnútur’, ‘Hoppipolla’, ‘Viðrar vel til loftárása’, ‘Gobbledigook’ and ‘Glósóli’, and styled by costume designer Hrafnhildur “Raven” Hólmgeirsdóttir who has worked with Bjork.
Anri & Kinski said in a press release, “Inspired by Beth’s song and feeling this film needed to be pushed into an unexpected, new, mysterious and exhilarating place, we took a trip to the high altitude desert of the great Colorado sand dunes. A trip of trust, a trip into the unknown, heat strokes, hallucinations and magic.”
Have a look below. ‘Magpie’ is from Orton’s new album Sugaring Season, which is due out on Friday 5 October.
