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Kendall Elise releases stunning video for single 'Honest Hand'

01 April 2022 - 0 Comments

Aotearoa, award-nominated singer-songwriter Kendall Elise has unveiled the thought-provoking new video to her single Honest Hand, released off her recent album Let The Night In. Alongside the video, Kendall will be performing to a sold-out audience in Auckland tonight as part of her Let The Night In national album release tour.

Watch the video for Honest Hand HERE

Made with the help of NZ On Air, the video was directed by queer, indigenous director Amber Beaton. Visually inspired by silent films from the 1920's - such as the film adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula - ‘Nosferatu’, which were often set during the Victorian Era, the video is a nod to a time of much anxiety and fear around things such as scientific progress, female empowerment, queerness and foreign influence; fears which have many parallels to the modern day.

“The song itself was written about the way people react aggressively and to fear and uncertainty, and how that can be amplified online,” explains Kendall. “ I feel the video is a light hearted way of demonstrating that the same things have been feared and debated throughout the ages. However, time shows that the arc of truth and justice will always prevail.”

Set at Ferrymead Park in Ōtautahi, the video features a range of actors, including musician Adam Hattaway as the Snake Oil Salesman.

“He brought such a wonderful chaotic energy to the part; I love his scene.”



Delving deep into the topic, Honest Hand draws inspiration from challenges of the modern day and how the inability to convey tone and sarcasm online can result in a complete miscommunication.

“People will impose their own lens of understanding over another's words, misinterpret them and instantly react in a way that can be downright nasty - empowered by the sense of safety a keyboard and computer screen can provide,” says Kendall.

“If we just spoke to people face to face and treated others empathetically and kindly online, we would find we have more in common than we realise.”

Listen to Honest Hand HERE

Catch Kendall on the last leg of her Let The Night In album release tour, where she’ll be performing tonight, April 1 in Auckland, April 6 in Whangarei, and April 23 in Tauranga.

CREEPING IVY RECORDS PRESENTS…
Kendall Elise - LET THE NIGHT IN
Album release tour 2022

Friday April 1 – The Wine Cellar, Auckland - SOLD OUT
w/ support from Beth Torrance -
www.undertheradar.co.nz

Saturday April 9 – One One Six, Whangarei
w/ support from Beth Torrance –
www.undertheradar.co.nz

Saturday April 23 – The Jam Factory, Tauranga
w/ support from Beth Torrance -
www.eventspronto.co.nz



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