Σtella - Adagio

What this video is

Released January 9, 2025, 'Adagio' arrives as the lead single and title track of Σtella (Stella Chronopoulou)'s fifth album on Sub Pop Records. The video and song reflect a broader mid-2020s cultural counter-movement against productivity culture and digital acceleration, embodied in the album's very name — a classical musical tempo marking meaning 'slow.' Σtella, one of Greece's most prominent contemporary pop…

Why it matters

Sits at the intersection of Mediterranean indie-pop, chamber pop, and art-song traditions. Represents a significant moment in Greek pop's international reach via Sub Pop, bridging the Greek New Wave lineage (referencing Litsa Sakellariou's 1969 classic) with contemporary global indie aesthetics.…

The director

Italian-born, Scotland-based writer and director (full name: Debora Maité Bottino). Trained at Screen Academy Scotland and San Diego State University. Known for character-driven short films exploring womanhood, mental health, rural life, and collective…