DVNA - All My Friends

What this video is

Released September 10, 2020, during Australia's COVID-19 pandemic period, 'All My Friends' emerged from DVNA's self-imposed creative refuge in a Gold Coast surf shack. The track draws on the mental health struggles of the artist's social circle during Australia's 2020 bushfire crisis and subsequent pandemic, channelling personal confessions and late-night social candour into an upbeat electro-soul format. The…

Why it matters

DVNA's 'All My Friends' represents a key document of Australia's 2020 bedroom electro-soul wave — a genre fusion of jazzy indie pop, R&B, and modern electronica that drew comparisons to HONNE, Izzy Bizu, and Daniel Caesar. The video's self-directed rapid-cut aesthetic and warm social realism…

The director

DVNA (pronounced 'Da-na') is a Gold Coast, Australia-based singer, songwriter, and self-taught bedroom producer. The project launched in 2017 and gained national recognition via Triple J, performances at BIGSOUND 2019 and Laneway Festival 2020, and a Gold…