Jazmine Mary – Seagull: New Song Of The Day
Jazmine Mary shares ‘Seagull’, today, the intoxicating first single from their forthcoming album Dog.
Here’s the blurb:
Aotearoa songwriter, producer and creative force Jazmine Mary returns with a new offering of grief, love and soul-stirring melody. Written in the wake of loss, ‘Seagull’ (Produced by Wax Chattels’ Peter Ruddell) finds the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut award winner in a deep pool of strings and piano, adorned with trumpet from Elizabeth Stokes (The Beths) and flute courtesy of J.Y. Lee (Yoko-Zuna, Avantdale Bowling Club), as well as the talents of Jazmine Mary band regulars Peter Ruddell, Dave Khan and Courtney Rodgers.
As with the rest of their sophomore collection Dog, ‘Seagull’ emerged in the months following Jazmine’s highly lauded 2021 debut The Licking of a Tangerine. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, the grief and tragedy woven through their music, anyone who’s had the chance to see them live has likely been disarmed by their wry stage chatter and magnetic vulnerability, a virtue just as present in the likes of ‘Seagull’ and what’s to come.
Jazmine Mary won’t tell you what ‘Seagull’ is about or why this album is called Dog. They could well be hiding something from us, but the more probable reason is that they are a responsible artist and know it’s not for them to tell you how to experience what they already have.
Keep an ear to the ground for a tour announcement, and have a good think about your relationship with seagulls.
“I love them. Majestic birds. They get a very very very hard time from people don’t they? It’s got nothing to do with them. All they did was be a seabird. That’s all they did. All they ever did was be a bird by the sea, and then we went and put cities around them and then got mad at them for being in the cities.”
— Jazmine Mary
‘Seagull’ lands with a striking visual accompaniment, featuring a high-glam alternate universe Jazmine Mary floating on the bodies of sculpted muscle men – clad only in the starkest of white underwear. It’s giving zebra patterned high heels and tender sexiness.
Made with support from NZ On Air, the mono-chrome clip was co-directed by Jazmine Mary and Annabel Kean with movement direction by Kyah Dove (iconic co-founder of Auckland’s only queer strip club Body Haus).
No seagulls feature in this video.
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