Tailor - Wolf (Official Music Video)
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'Wolf' is the lead single from South African singer-songwriter Tailor’s debut album 'The Dark Horse', released in July 2012. A brooding dark-pop track driven by acoustic guitar and raw emotion 'Wolf' helped mark Tailor as a distinctive voice in the South African indie scene, with critics praising both her dramatic stage presence and emotive musical delivery.
The video received nominations at the 2013 MK Awards for 'Best Video' and 'Best Newcomer'.
The Dark Horse also earned SAMA nominations in 2013 for 'Best Alternative Album' and 'Newcomer of the Year' with the prestigious US publication 'Nylon Magazine' featuring 'Wolf' among its top five weekly tracks. 'Wolf' stands out for its dramatic presence and showcases her powerful, expressive voice with critics dubbing it “a gripping debut”.
Director: Warwick Allan for Mushroom Media
DOP: Devin Toselli
Art Director: Martin Sherman
Tailor Biography written by Lisa Verrico
That half of Tailor's debut album was written in a day is remarkable enough. That those songs spilt out of the Cape Town-based singer without any warning is as strange and striking as 'The Dark Horse' sounds. After four years laying the groundwork for her first solo project, in February, Tailor travelled to her hometown of Johannesburg to record half a dozen demos. To her surprise, she finished the session with twice as much material and a new-found understanding of what inspires her songs.
"As Tailor, it was my first time solo in a proper studio with a producer," recalls the singer, who was first signed with a band at the age of 15. "I took what I thought were my twelve best songs, written over a few years. Just as we finished laying down the last one, I began playing about on my guitar and singing lyrics that seemed to sail in to my head. I didn't even realise I had written a song until the producer asked me to play it again because he hadn't hit record." That song, the bewitching 'Wolf', is Tailor's first single from 'The Dark Horse'. But it wasn't a one-off.
"One by one, new tracks just flowed out of me," says Tailor. "No one could believe I hadn't prepared them. It was a bizarre, spiritual experience. I felt as though I had floated out of my body and was watching someone else. I learnt a lot about myself that day. I discovered a side to me I didn't know was there." - Tailor
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