LAUREL - Let Go

What this video is

Released May 12, 2021, 'Let Go' emerged during the tail end of the UK's COVID-19 lockdown period. LAUREL (Laurel Arnell-Cullen), a London-based British indie musician, recorded the 'Limbo Cherry' EP during the 2020 lockdowns, channelling the period's emotional intensity into electronic-leaning alt-pop. The song thematises stubborn emotional loyalty against external pressure to move on — a theme resonant with…

Why it matters

Represents the 2021 UK alt-pop moment where bedroom-pop intimacy merged with electronic production — Chrome Sparks' production brings a synth-forward, rhythmically precise texture to LAUREL's confessional songwriting. The video's warm, fast-cut visual grammar became characteristic of the era's…

The director

Eddie Whelan is a London-based director, editor, and director of photography active in music video and fashion film. His verified music video credits include work for Rina Sawayama ('Comme Des Garçons (Like the Boys)', 2020), Of Montreal ('She Ain't Speakin'…