ROSIN - Tired of Dancing

What this video is

Released May 21, 2021, during the tail end of the global COVID-19 pandemic, 'Tired of Dancing' emerges directly from the emotional landscape of lockdown isolation. ROSIN, originally from Berlin and based in Brighton, was stranded in Germany by a national lockdown when she and her mother shot the video in February 2021. The song thematises the pandemic's psychological side-effect of romanticising unhealthy past…

Why it matters

ROSIN's 'Tired of Dancing' exemplifies the early-2020s resurgence of confessional indie folk-pop ballads, characterised by piano-led arrangements, intimate lyricism, and visually sparse music videos. The single served as a key release on her debut EP 'Now I'm a Woman' (2021) and marks a…

The director

Heike Gallmeier is the mother of Berlin-born, Brighton-based singer-songwriter ROSIN (Greta Rosina Gallmeier). She is credited as the co-creator of the 'Tired of Dancing' music video, filmed near the family's grandparents' home in Germany in February 2021.…