Source: YouTube
Source: YouTube
What a day for Daniel Caesar. On Tuesday morning, it was revealed that the singer was nominated for two Grammys for his debut album Freudian.
The singer celebrated the news by releasing a video for the album’s title track,
READ: Daniel Caesar’s Freudian Is Grounded In Church, Even If He Isn’t
The video, which was directed by Keavan Yazdani and Sean Brown, is striking. The first half of the video features a split screen with two images of Caesar; one half shows Caesar grimacing in pain, the other features the singer looking serene, surrounded by women.
The video than transitions to a scene where the singer is leading a group of women in a run, bootcamp-style.
LISTEN: Stream Daniel Caesar’s Debut Album Freudian
Yazdani talked to COMPLEX about the video. He said:
“It’s an introspective look into why Daniel is the way he is, and the relationships in his life that are responsible for such,..At the end of the day, the reason the visual is so obscure, is so the viewer can interpret it as feels right to them. Subjective shit.”
Watch the video below.
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