Shannon Lay - A Thread to Find

What this video is

Released August 24, 2021, 'A Thread to Find' appeared during a period of widespread post-pandemic introspection, when stripped-back, emotionally direct songwriting found renewed cultural resonance. The song was the fourth single from Shannon Lay's album Geist (Sub Pop, October 8, 2021), an album thematically preoccupied with spiritual presence, déjà vu, and self-discovery. Lay has described the song's origin in a…

Why it matters

Represents the early-2020s flowering of Sub Pop's investment in acoustic dream-folk alongside artists exploring Celtic, psychedelic, and cosmic Americana influences. Lay's work on Geist extended the lineage of artists like Vashti Bunyan and Linda Perhacs into a contemporary Los Angeles milieu,…

The director

Kai MacKnight is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. MacKnight has directed music videos within the Los Angeles indie music community and is credited as a camera/electrical department professional on IMDb. MacKnight also directed Shannon Lay's earlier 'Awaken and…