Carlisandia - New

What this video is

Carlisandia is a Portuguese singer-songwriter whose music blends mainstream bubble-gum pop with 80s nostalgic and dreamy sonic textures. 'New' was created during the COVID-19 pandemic and centres on the emotional uncertainty and self-discovery preceding a new romantic relationship. The video's warm palette, fast editing, and intimate visual grammar are characteristic of the pandemic-era wave of independently…

Why it matters

Represents a strand of early 2020s European indie pop that fuses Anglo-American pop production conventions with personal, introspective songwriting. The video's aesthetic — fast-cut realism, warm saturation, high contrast — reflects the visual grammar popularised by the social-media-native pop…