Taleen Kali closes out 2023 which saw the release of her new album Flower of Life in March with the video for “Vague Flesh.” The single was featured in the time-travel horror comedy Totally Killer and the style of the video and the hazy atmospheres of the song have a certain resonance with the 1980s setting of the film. But there isn’t an element of camp to the song itself. Its gauzy melodies and streams of sound that trail off into infinity set to a processional rhythm like a seamless blend of 60s girl group pop, Cocteau Twins and the use of vocals as an integral instrument and the ethereal and entrancing guitar interplay of Lush. The introspective lyrics seem to point to making a decisive choice for joy and connection in the chorus: “I chose love/it chose me/I can’t help myself.” The video features Kali walking the beach at sunset and the band performing in a room dimly lit in warm colors sealing the impression of embracing romance fully as a mutually consensual occurrence. Watch the video for “Vague Flesh” on YouTube and follow Taleen Kali at the links below.
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