Recording artist and Grammy nominee Seth Glier has just released a new music video for "Somebody Break My Heart" from his new album The Coronation via MPress Records .
Written about the healing powers of water through his own experience with the waters of Key West, Florida, the song captures the dreamy qualities of being beneath the surface with its warm elegance and creative sampling.
"Somebody Break My Heart" features instruments like the Plethora (waterphone), samples of water, and crushed sand that tie in with the song’s theme, while the mesmerizing visuals follow a graceful aquatic dancer through the deep oceans and above magnificent reefs for a most calming, lucid experience The steady, orchestral arrangements contribute to the emotive power of the song.
Seth says of the video, "I knew I wanted water and specially movement through water as the predominate story telling aspect to the video. I reached out to this free diver on Instagram, Gabriel Forestieri, and shared with him what inspired the song and that I’d love to have him consider making a music video for it. About three days later he emailed me back with a rough cut of footage he shot in Sicily. We made a few rounds of edits back and forth but this video sort of just happened without any discussion. We clearly both understood the feeling well, had a deep reverence for water, and working with Gabriel felt more like surfing the energy of an idea than making a music video. I’m eternally grateful and connected to Gabriel now."
The Coronation is Glier’s sixth album on MPress Records, and is a beautiful and powerful collection that explores an expansive range of musical styles and topics from the personal to the political. A Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Western Massachusetts, Glier has also won five Independent Music Awards. NPR describes his voice as “otherworldly” while praising him as “an engaging performer and storyteller.” His critically acclaimed, emotionally dense catalog of work often draws upon traditional roots music, experimental instrumentation, and moody atmospheres that result in soulfully intelligent stories that can alternately fight the power and break your heart.
Tour Dates: 10/14 - Los Angeles, CA - We Found New Music 10/21 - Plymouth, MA - Spire Center for Performing Arts 11/9 - New York, NY - Rockwood Music Hall 11/10 - Philadelphia, PA - City Winery 11/11 - Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse 11/13 - Huntersville, NC - Homefront Music Series 11/14 - St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven 11/18 - Sarasota, FL - Listening Room of Palmer Ranch 11/19 - Orlando, FL - Hotel at Universal Orlando 11/20 - St. Petersburg, FL - Craftsman House Gallery, Cafe & Pottery Studio 11/28 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Caffe Lena 12/17 - Northampton, MA - Academy of Music Theatre
The Coronation is Seth Glier’s 6th album on MPress Records, following Birds (2017), If I Could Change One Thing (2015), Things I Should Let You Know (2013), The Next Right Thing (2011), and The Trouble With People (2009), and is a beautiful and powerful collection that explores an expansive range of musical styles and topics from the personal to the political.
A Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Western Massachusetts, Glier has also won five Independent Music Awards. His music has taken him around the world, including to China where he participated in a U.S. State Department-sponsored cultural diplomacy tour as international ambassador.
He has shared stages with a diverse list of artists including Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, Lisa Marie Presley, Martin Sexton, Ronnie Spector, Marc Cohn and more, and recorded a duet with American Idol alum Crystal Bowersox. A tireless activist, Seth has worked with The Parkland Project, ChildFund International, Rock The Vote, and has also been a TEDx Speaker. NPR describes his voice as “otherworldly” while praising him as “an engaging performer and storyteller.”
His critically acclaimed, emotionally dense catalog of work often draws upon traditional roots music, experimental instrumentation, and moody atmospheres that result in soulfully intelligent stories that can alternately fight the power and break your heart.
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