Ya Tseen - Taste On My Lips (feat. Portugal. The Man, Meshell Ndegeocello, Sidibe)

What this video is

Released July 25, 2025 as the lead single from Ya Tseen's second Sub Pop album Stand On My Shoulders (January 16, 2026), 'Taste On My Lips' emerges from the expanding creative universe of Nicholas Galanin — a Tlingit and Unangax̂ multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans customary carving, sculpture shown at the Whitney Biennial and Sydney Biennial, and music. The track assembles an unusually distinguished…

Why it matters

Represents a pivotal 2020s example of Indigenous-led genre synthesis — merging Tlingit cultural identity with alt-pop, funk, soul, and indie-rock through a Sub Pop platform historically associated with grunge and Pacific Northwest indie. The collaboration with Meshell Ndegeocello and Portugal. The…

The director

Stephen Gray (also credited as Stephan Gray) is a director and director of photography with an established music video career. He previously directed 'Close the Distance' for Ya Tseen (2021) and has directorial credits spanning artists including Shabazz…