Alt-pop artist Ocean Tisdall unveils the emotionally-charged new video from his latest single 'White Lies'
WATCH THE ‘WHITE LIES’ MUSIC VIDEO HERE
After returning earlier this month to deliver his anti-valentines pop anthem ‘White Lies’, as featured on Spotify’s NMF UK and Apple Music’s ‘New In Pop’ fast-rising Irish alt-pop artist Ocean Tisdall has now returned to unveil the official video for his latest release.
Capturing the same raw and emotionally-charged aesthetic as the original song, the new visuals for ‘White Lies’ make for a bold and vivid watch. Shot in his Uncle’s abandoned house, the bleak and sparse backdrop adds a distinctive tone to the powerful message behind the release, creating this broad and cinematic offering throughout.
Speaking about the new video, he said, "The music video for White Lies was an interesting one, we shot this in my great uncles abandoned run-down house in Ireland and it was actually the same house where we had written the White lies record previously so it definitely felt very full circle. Picture this, Me, my director, a camera guy, my friend holding a light, my sister screaming "yassss" and my little brother with a grave digger! haha That's all i'm saying, you'll have to watch the video to find out how it all came together.”
His highly praised debut single ‘Broke Up With My Best Friend’ was released near the end of 2021, garnering strong DSP endorsement as well as tastemaker support from The Irish Times (15 acts to listen to in 2022), Record Of The Day and Hot Press to name a few.
Since emerging in 2021, Ocean Tisdall has crafted a confessional collection of songs that nod to the current musical landscape while also rooted in a love of classic song-writing that stems from his up-bringing. Confessing that he got his love of music from his mum, a young Ocean grew up in Wicklow appreciating his mother’s love of country music, her knowledge of pop divas and being told the only channel he could watch was one that played music videos.
“It was just flowing through me”, Ocean says of his decision to start writing songs. Citing the boost he got from seeing acts like Miley Cyrus and Troye Sivan push up against the boundaries of pop, Ocean says each of his songs are “a little page and chapter from my life”.
That was evident in his debut single release ‘Broke Up With My Best Friend’ which honed in on the difficulty of letting go of a friendship. What began as a series of voice notes became a song that has connected with his growing audience. “When you can’t use words, you can use music to communicate your feelings ”, Ocean admits. “It’s like a universal language”.
It’s that blend of the specific and the universal that sums up Ocean’s forthcoming debut EP. After flying back to Ireland from London during the pandemic, songwriter-producer Seven and Ocean had to go into quarantine. The pair ended up staying in an old, run down house in the Wicklow mountains. The result was a two-week burst of creativity with music as the sole focus with Ocean calling it “time to reflect on past experiences and put them into writing these songs. You could almost call it a therapy session”.
“My aspiration would be to make people feel something”. As a young artist repping Gen Z, Ocean feels he and his generation are “fighting to be heard”. With his heart on his musical sleeve, stop-you-in-your-tracks vocals and earworm hooks Ocean Tisdall wins that battle with ease.
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