waterbaby - Memory Be a Blade

What this video is

Released January 14, 2026 as the lead visual for waterbaby's debut full-length on Sub Pop Records, 'Memory Be a Blade' arrives as a document of mid-2020s Scandinavian indie intimacy. Stockholm-born waterbaby has described herself as suffering from limerence — an obsessive, nostalgic attachment — and the album was built from improvised vocal freestyles over classical arrangements by collaborator Marcus White,…

Why it matters

Represents the vanguard of mid-2020s chamber-folk / bedroom-pop hybridization on a legacy indie label (Sub Pop), combining classical string and horn arrangements with improvised vocal confessionalism. Situated between the indie-folk softness of Clairo and Faye Webster and more textured…

The director

Felix Scheynius is a Stockholm-based director represented by new—land. He has established a directing practice noted for bold creativity and cultural instinct, working with global brands including Volvo Cars, Puma, and Hoka. His music video for Prof.…