Mila Nile - Don't Need Your Love

What this video is

Released in March 2021, 'Don't Need Your Love' arrived during a period of sustained COVID-19 disruption to the Australian live music industry. Mila Nile has spoken openly about creative challenges during lockdown periods in NSW, yet the track and video represent a confident output from an independent artist operating entirely outside traditional label infrastructure. The song's self-love and anti-validation theme…

Why it matters

The video serves as a document of early-2020s Australian indie electropop produced entirely outside major label systems. Combining disco-funk song origins with electronic pop production by LA collaborator HVTCH, and DIY visuals by the artist herself, it exemplifies the post-streaming model of the…

The director

Mila Nile is a Sweden-born, Sydney-based indie pop singer-songwriter. Her stage name is a moniker constructed from the first and last letters of her given names. She is an independent artist known for a DIY approach that extends across songwriting,…