Flight Facilities - Better Than Ever feat. Aloe Blacc

What this video is

Released in October 2019, 'Better Than Ever' arrives at a moment when Australian electronic acts—particularly those on the Future Classic roster—had developed a globally recognized aesthetic of warm, groove-oriented electronic music anchored by soulful vocal features. Flight Facilities, comprising Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell, had built their reputation on cinematic, mood-driven electronica since their 2014 debut…

Why it matters

Represents a critical inflection point in Flight Facilities' genre trajectory—moving from downtempo electronica into radio-friendly soul-pop. The track fuses vocoded textures, live guitar, and choir-inflected arrangement with Aloe Blacc's soul phrasing, exemplifying the late-2010s trend of…

The director

Australian director and AFTRS graduate. Represented internationally by PrettyBird (US & UK), Partizan (France), Stink (Germany), and Scoundrel (Australia/NZ). Won the 2018 Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director at the Sydney Film Festival for short film…