Alice Boman - Dreams (Official video)
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Filmed at Vårhallarna, Sweden
“Vårhallarna is such a special place to me. I have spent so much time there, because my grandmother has a house there, and when I go there I always feel calm and inspired. It is unclear how long my grandmother will keep the house for, so I wanted Vårhallarna's magic and beauty to be the core of this video - as a homage to the place and to all the memories.”
Directed by Jeanne Lula Chauveau
Art and creative direction by Jeanne Lula Chauveau and Aëla Labbe
Clothes: Emmy Rengfors
Thanks to: Stéphane Imbert, Lisa Boman, Johanna Attesson & Märta Helander
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Returning from a self-imposed musical exile following a triumphant run of early releases, haunted Swedish songwriter Alice Boman brings forth new single ‘Dreams’. A bleary-eyed, emotion-packed reflection on the dissolution of hope, it’s a track that’s strengthened by the silence it emerges from. “You need to take a break from it,” says Alice, looking back on her whirlwind early rise. “It really does help. It’s all about listening to your gut.”
Penning her first EPs while sitting by her grandparents old piano, with nothing but a handheld voice recorder to hand, Alice’s first two releases - 2013’s Skisser EP and 2014’s EP II - were a document of her innermost emotions, pieced together in the sanctum of her teenage home. “They weren’t even finished, to my ears,” Alice smiles of those first few pieces, “they were just sketches.”
The tastemaker music press immediately latched onto those honest, barebones depictions of emotional fragility, with features in The Fader, The Guardian, NPR, Entertainment Weekly and radio support from KEXP and 6 Music helping spread the word. Before long, Alice Boman’s delicate bedroom compositions captured hearts and minds across the globe, with those early EPs backed by a packed touring schedule of over 120 shows (including Green Man, Visions and End Of The Road festivals, and tours of the US and Europe) giving the intimate appeal of those first musical forays an exponentially bigger scope.
All the while, Alice retained that delicate authenticity which first captured the attention of her early supporters. Prominent television features on shows including Transparent, Suits, Being Human and Catfish, and feature film inclusion on Paper Towns only furthered the reach of those first two EPs, and in turn fed into her own inspirations. “I tend to watch a lot of movies while writing,” Alice admits, “because you get into another zone.”
Three years on from EP II, ‘Dreams’ finds Alice Boman ready to return to the musical fray. “I wanted to record in a proper studio - I wanted to try something bigger,” she says of her earliest aspirations. That’s something which ‘Dreams’ (and her “almost there” upcoming debut LP) has helped to realise. Taking forty more sketches out to a countryside retreat to whittle down, she emerged with a collection of her strongest, most emotionally potent work to date. ‘Dreams’ is the first taster of that work - fittingly, it was also the first track Alice wrote in the wake of those EPs’ wild success. “It’s so nice to share what you’ve been doing,” Alice continues. “I’m a bit of a perfectionist, but the songs I love the most are far from perfect. I want my songs to feel alive - that’s the magic.” On the evidence of ‘Dreams’, Alice Boman has never been so full of life.
Fabulous song, beautifully performed
Damnit, Alice, this is good music ❤
I was two years late but I just got this single yesterday. Better late than never as they say.
I, too, was tipped by a post from Eivør about this song. This would be one of the most beautiful songs I've heard in a very long time. Your music possesses a celestial quality that seems channeled from another realm. A certain sadness in the lyrics of this song is so eloquently laced with hope that a desire to dream of a new life can bring. It inspires me to remember to dream. Thank you!
Such an underrated treasure. Love your music, Alice :)
Great music and also great lyrics based on childhood memories. I find that smoothly nourishing. Her voice is blessed.
Truly beautiful, thank you !
very nice indeed Alice! I was tipped by Eivør to listening to your music, and it's magic...Thanx
Beautiful song x I heard it on absolute radio on Sunday and it's been in my head ever since - it sounds like something David Lynch would use - love it x
Lovely!!
Vackert som vanligt, Alice!
Saw you at a free consert a few years ago and the dream of this wonderful piece began there, good luck Alice!!
Bästa platsen i Skåne, fina bad i Tobisvik! Heja Alice!
So soothing
Gosebumps!
that silver suit is AMAZINGGG
a song made apparently of almost no sound but so powerful and beautiful
Most soothing
I love it ❤️😇❤️
Sweet!
Lovely work!
awesome!!1
♥
Nice song.
this's fucking wonderful
When hope dies, that is what hurts the most
The clarity that comes when you see what you′ve just lost
Is there a place, is there a place
We can go, we can go where dreams begin?
Where do dreams begin?
It doesn't matter, it doesn′t matter what we do
What's done is done (is done)
What's gone is gone (what′s gone is gone)
The look on your face tells me more than I want to know
May the morning
May the morning be close
Is there a place, is there a place
We can go, we can go where dreams begin?
Where do dreams begin?
Is there a place, is there a place
We can go, we can go where dreams begin?
Where do the dreams begin?
Where do dreams begin?
Where do dreams begin?
is this a cover? I feel like I've heard this before
Same to me
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💯
She really needs to have children.
Such an underrated treasure. Love your music, Alice :)