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Kali Uchis - After The Storm ft. Tyler, The Creator, Bootsy Collins

2018 · Late 2010s Neo-Soul/Alt-R&B Renaissance (2018) · music video
Kali Uchis - After The Storm ft. Tyler, The Creator, Bootsy Collins music video
2018Late 2010s Neo-Soul/Alt-R&B Renaissance (2018)Neo-soul & funk revival meets 2010s Alt-R&B / indie pop surrealismDir. Nadia Lee Cohen

What this video is

Released January 25, 2018, the video arrived as the lead visual for Kali Uchis' debut album 'Isolation' (April 2018), a record that blended funk, neo-soul, reggae, and R&B into a retro-futurist Colombian-American artistic statement. The collaboration with Bootsy Collins — a Parliament-Funkadelic legend — and Tyler, the Creator bridged three generations of Black alternative music. Tyler's appearance visually echoed…

Why it matters

A landmark music video in the 2010s neo-soul revival, 'After the Storm' visually codified the warm, retro-kitsch aesthetic that became synonymous with the Kali Uchis brand. Its seamless integration of live action and 2D animation, practical surrealist set design, and multi-generational funk…

The director

Nadia Lee Cohen (born 15 November 1992) is a British artist, photographer, and filmmaker. She studied at the London College of Fashion, earning a BA in fashion styling and photography and an MA in fashion photography. Her work is defined by character-driven,…

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