Suki Waterhouse - Melrose Meltdown

What this video is

Released January 25, 2022, 'Melrose Meltdown' served as the lead single announcing Suki Waterhouse's debut album I Can't Let Go (Sub Pop, April 22, 2022), positioning her as a serious recording artist beyond her established model and actress profile. The video's sparse, theatrically lit aesthetic — a solitary figure in formal gown in fragmented light, cross-cut with a sun-drenched LA driving sequence — visually…

Why it matters

Situates Waterhouse within a lineage of 2020s indie artists reviving 1960s-influenced orchestral pop and dream-folk. Critics drew direct comparisons to Mazzy Star's Paisley Underground sound, Camera Obscura, and Lana Del Rey's cinematic romanticism. As the debut Sub Pop full-length announcement…

The director

Sofia Malamute is a Buenos Aires-based director and editor. A professional photographer who had her first exhibition at 15, she moved to New York at 19 to pursue fashion, working with Prada, Saint Laurent, and Marc Jacobs and covering major fashion weeks…