SAN JOSEPH Shares Video For New Single 'Everything In The Room'
Praise for San Joseph
Cool, Soulful... Big Bop Energy" - Bridget Hustwaite, Triple J
“You get the feeling he’s got a big project just ready to explode... this song... it's infectious, it's gonna have you bouncing along" – Declan Byrne, Triple J
"This is really grea stuff... One of the best new releases of the week" - Richard Kingsmill, Triple J
“San Joseph is a fresh face on the scene” – NME
“a cheeky, feel good moment, utilising a spirited acoustic guitar strut and a raw and soulful vocal” - Purple Sneakers
"a master stroke straight up" - Nic Kelly
"San Joseph is ready to inject some boppy alt-pop into our lives" - Thomas Bleach
Emerging artist San Joseph today shares the video for his new single ‘Everything In The Room’. As the follow-up to his debut single ‘Blink Twice’, ‘Everything In The Room’ is a post-modern tune that already feels like a well-worn classic.
San Joseph says of the video, “Making the video was a really contrasting process to the Blink Twice video. Rather than feeding off the energy of a charismatic cast, I had to connect with the song emotionally in a sterile environment, which was something I hadn't really done before. In saying that, the set design by the crew was so inspiring that it made the performance feel natural and even cathartic at times.”
Gently delivered yet heaving with emotion, Everything in the Room is San Joseph’s way of illustrating this experience. Lyrically, it transforms the contents of his bedroom into a spectre of his own conscience, as he struggles to move on from someone he knows.
Directed by ROME (Benee, Mallrat) who wanted to create something that stayed true to the undeniable emotion of the song says, “I did not create a strict narrative for the video myself - instead, I used my vision of the song to create a canvas through which Joey could tell his story, and express his emotions physically, via his performance. I made each shot to serve as an emotive and aesthetically accurate vehicle for that message.”
San Joseph further comments, “When Rome presented his idea for the clip, I was really interested in his idea of marrying the "real" and "surreal. The vision for the video allowed me to express an array of emotions in the performance that mirrored the complexity of feelings the song spans. Balancing the claustrophobic nature of the "room" with an expansiveness that went beyond lyrics was really important to me, and I think we achieved that.”
The new single and video adds yet another feather to San Josephs cap, as the Melbourne artist continues to cement his signature alt-pop sound, confirming him as one of Australia’s most exciting new voices of the year.
About San Joseph
You will more than likely find Melbourne artist San Joseph in his bedroom making music, messing with and mastering his solo productions. His music sits in a genre grey-area full of colour, a playful yet commanding take on alternative pop with the perfect blend of edge and accessibility. With influences that range from Finneas and Dominic Fike, to cult classics like The Eagles and even a bit of noughties Emo rock, his eclecticism is the key to his authenticity.
