Goss - Mad Man

What this video is

Released in April 2021, 'Mad Man' emerged from a period of compounded global crisis — the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating climate anxiety, and widespread political turbulence. Artist Goss (Mads Damsgaard Kristiansen), a Danish singer-producer formerly of the dance-punk duo Reptile Youth, channelled these pressures into a soul-inflected pop single whose music video literalises the psychic toll of absorbing a…

Why it matters

A landmark single in the contemporary Danish indie-pop canon, 'Mad Man' showcases the genre's characteristic fusion of R&B rhythmic sensibility, orchestral pop arrangement, and emotionally raw lyricism. It demonstrates the post-Reptile Youth generation of Danish artists successfully translating…

The director

André Hansen is a Danish director and cinematographer active in the Danish film and music video industry. He is credited at the Danish Film Institute (DFI) and on IMDb (nm5401853), with known credits including work on Danish short and feature productions…