Maria Weissman releases music video

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Maria Weissman has recently ventured out as a solo artist making her own style of alluring pop music. Led by her graceful vocal work, she crafts an appealing sound backed by delicate arrangements beneath her memorable melodic writing.

In July this year she made her introduction with her debut single “Kill a Ghost”, quickly followed by her sophomore track “Cool Girl”. Both featured on her debut EP titled Bad, on her first studio releases, she comments, “If you think about the stages of grief, ‘Kill a Ghost’ is firmly rooted in anger. There’s a swagger, resilience, and fury to the protagonist. She sings ‘you don’t get to haunt me no more, I’m done reliving nightmares,’ and it’s unclear if that really is the present reality, or just something she’s forcefully singing, trying to almost manifest it into reality. ‘Kill a Ghost’ ends with a hair flip and triumphant march away from it all, dressed in the flowing white dress. She has vanquished evil, and is done dealing with it.”

Adding, “The ending in ‘Kill a Ghost’ – triumphantly moving away from it all, with a metaphorical middle finger in the air – is, unfortunately, not fully realistic in my experience. Often, beneath the surface of anger lies deep sadness. We can dress up our emotions in a bombastic manner, but they’re all still there. ‘Cool Girl’ explores this, and even returns to some of the same scenes as ‘Kill a Ghost’ – this time, clear and stark, in black & white, which represents a reframing of difficult memories.”

Now she brings us her latest work with the music video of the EP’s opening song “Fragments”. The third and final instalment of her three-part music video series, the scenes the “Fragments” were shot between California and Switzerland.

Tying together the arching story that covers dealing with the aftermath of trauma, with her new song Maria Weissman lays down her blissful vocals on an enchanting sound. With the accompanying music video, she captures a sense of calm and peace via picturesque scenes of nature cut with performance shots of the single.

On the new music video, she offers, “Although ‘Fragments’ begins back in the desert, in the same white dress, in a familiar scene, there are new changes that portray potential growth. New desert scenes are introduced, along with two new, colourful outfits. The scene with the cellist is the first with another person. Perhaps others are being let in. A new, dreamy fantasy sequence unfurls; far from the desert, the protagonist is now wearing her turquoise and yellow dresses in a blooming garden and a sumptuous castle.”

Continuing, “The chorus depicts renewal, through both the element of water, and the dazzling colours. The protagonist is undressed in the water, with a kaleidoscopic visual echoing the lyrics. All of the selves – in all the different dresses – are experiencing new events in new beautiful settings. Verse 2 continues to utilise the water imagery, while starting to have all the different ‘fragments’ of self come together – in water, desert, lush greenery, and lavish castle scenes.”

Watch the music video for Fragments below