A R I Z O N A - Nostalgic

What this video is

Released August 15, 2019, 'Nostalgic' served as a pre-release single for A R I Z O N A's sophomore album ASYLUM (October 2019), itself the follow-up to their debut GALLERY (2017). The video arrived during a prolific period for the New Jersey alt-electropop trio, who had also collaborated with Avicii on the posthumous 'Hold The Line' (TIM, 2019). The track accumulated over 11 million streams before the video even…

Why it matters

Represents the maturation of 2010s alt-electropop into a more cinematically ambitious visual form, using fast-cut editorial rhythm against emotionally restrained, warm-toned imagery. The mixed performance-narrative structure exemplifies the dominant music video grammar of the streaming era, where…

The director

Mills Miller is an American music video director and founder of Mills Miller Media. He began his career as an apprentice to acclaimed directors Michel Gondry and Phillip Andelman at Partizan. He has since directed videos for artists across major labels…