Today on MVM, we have a world premiere video from two of Memphis’ most exciting women artists. Chamber pop chanteuse Louise Page says she has spent most of the last 18 months locked in with her keyboard. “‘Mirage’ was a song that I wrote early in the pandemic. It began as a poem about feeling let down by another person, and turned into a song about feeling let down in general, and about battling with my sense of self in a pandemic-isolated world,” Page says.
“The song can be interpreted both as a scorned lover telling off her ex for lying. Or, alternatively, my true-blue, behind-closed-doors, sad self singing to my performance persona and questioning if she in fact exists at all or is ‘just a mirage.’”
“Mirage” was recorded at Young Avenue Sound with engineer Calvin Lauber for Page’s upcoming “Play Nice” EP. The video was directed by Laura Jean Hocking. “This track along with the rest of the EP are completely solo, featuring just me singing and playing a grand piano, and reflecting on the solitude of 2020. My main goal with this song, video, and upcoming album is to make something beautiful and something honest,” Page says. “I’m so pleased with how Laura Jean interpreted my music into visual art, she is a dream to work with and always understands where I’m trying to take the viewer. This video is all about color — the golden mask and the blue truth.”
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