Alice Glass - Without Love

What this video is

Released August 10, 2017, 'Without Love' marked Alice Glass's first music video since departing Crystal Castles in 2014 — a high-profile, publicly charged exit that foregrounded themes of abuse and artistic autonomy. The video arrived in the early wave of what would become the #MeToo cultural moment, and its imagery of physical entrapment and survival carried amplified resonance. Co-produced by tastemaker outlet…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of the mid-2010s dark synth-pop / post-electroclash solo auteur movement. The video crystallizes the aesthetic transition from lo-fi DIY electroclash (Crystal Castles era) to hi-concept HD surrealist pop, and documents a defining moment in survivor-centered pop art where…

The director

Italian-Canadian director and visual artist based in Los Angeles. Known for gothic, surrealist aesthetic in music videos, film, and television. Directed The Runaways (2010) and episodes of The Handmaid's Tale. Career-long collaborator with Marilyn Manson and…