Lenny Kravitz - TK421

What this video is

Released October 12–13, 2023, 'TK421' marked Lenny Kravitz's first new music in five years, serving as lead single for his twelfth studio album Blue Electric Light. The song's title draws from a multi-layered intertextual web: the call sign of a Stormtrooper in Star Wars (1977) and a stereo upgrade referenced in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997), the latter serving as Kravitz's primary lyrical metaphor…

Why it matters

Represents a high-profile 2023 reaffirmation of funk-rock's commercial and artistic viability, drawing direct critical comparisons to Prince. As the lead single for Kravitz's first double album, 'TK421' signaled a deliberate return to the hedonistic, groove-centered ethos of his early 1990s work,…

The director

Born Tetyana Robertivna Muinyo on December 7, 1989, in Odesa, Ukraine; raised between Ukraine and Cuba. Began career as a fashion stylist before launching her own clothing label, then transitioned to photography and music video directing in 2012. Holds the…