At the end of June, Chicago-based musician Squirrel Flower released one of the most interesting albums of 2021. Planet (i) is a map of busted roads and markers of where natural disasters made their marks on this earth. Its expansiveness matched the terrifying power and gorgeous beauty that Mother Nature holds at her fingertips. Today, Squirrel Flower has dropped the stunning video for her single “Roadkill” that features singer-songwriter Ella Williams lost in shadows, peeling her skin, and lost amongst waves.
The video for “Roadkill” was directed by Lua Borges, produced by Elaine Tunnat, and features director of photography John Jadkowski. Williams detailed how it all came together: “The first night when we shot the indoor footage there was a tornado that swept through Chicago a mile from where we were, and we were stuck inside the studio at 12 a.m. as the wind and rain shook the windows and water spilled from the ceiling,” she said.
“When we filmed the outdoor shots at the Indiana Dunes on July 3, I could see Chicago across the lake and it looked like a floating city next to the peach sun. We drove back to the city at night with hundreds of fireworks going off all around us and on the horizon. The folks who made the video are really rare people and cherished collaborators of mine and really captured the essence of the song.”
Watch “Roadkill” below.
