Sion Hill - Could Have Had It All (Official Video)
"Could Have Had It All" by Sion Hill
Produced by Marcus Brosch
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Directed by Alex Baró-Cayetano
Produced by Sion Hill
Bouncer: Luke Johnson
D.O.P.: Anand Singh
1st AC: Jay Whylie
Assistant Director: Daniel Olabode
Art Director: Elisa Ghysels
Hair & Make Up: Chelsea Murphy
Styling: Vitor Lopes
Extras:
Magdalena Odwrot
Vitor Lopes
Meena Rayann
Adam Trussell
Gregory BeBad
Album artwork & design by Carsen Pirnstill
Additional artwork & design by Holly May Soul
Photography by Miranda Shutler
Fashion by Bargain Archive
Thanks also to John at the Moth Club.
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It’s been over a year since Sion Hill’s last release ‘Speak Up’ - an uplifting, liberating song saying it’s okay not to feel okay, which showcased a musician carefully going back to his roots, and in that time it seems that Sion Hill has swayed in and out of the dangerous waters of love and now hints towards what the future may hold.
Recorded in Hamburg, Germany shortly before moving to London with producer Marcus Brosch, ‘Could Have Had It All’ sets the scene for what is to come - a new E.P. ‘A State of Permanent Flux’ which is set for release in only a few weeks time on Hill's own label, Dead Rent, a European Tour in February 2022 with his band and a full length album ‘Warm Milk’ (Yes finally) coming next summer… It’s safe to say this single may be a harbinger of a whole new era for the young Irish artist.
Could Have Had It All is available on all streaming platforms from October 29th, 2021.
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Twitter: / sionhillworld
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A word from the director:
In ‘Could Have Had It All’, we wanted to explore the themes of masculinity, identity and empathy.
It first stemmed from the hundreds of women's testimonies that came out in March 2021 after Sarah Everard's death, explaining their experiences in bars and clubs and the dynamics between them, men and bouncers.
This got us to thinking about the image that bouncers are told they have to incarnate. Hard, authoritarian, unshakable. We felt that bouncers were probably stifled and impeded by what they are expected to be, act, and look like.
In the video for ‘Could Have Had It All’, our protagonist lets all of these conventions go and explores a side of himself that he usually has to suppress. Through this moment of unhindered self-discovery, he finds a truer and happier version of himself before having to step back into the socially approved persona.
We hope that in the future, diverse versions of ourselves can be accepted as a whole, instead of having to put them on and take them off depending on what social conventions dictate. Hopefully, once we have all accepted these different sides of our identity, we will be able to find more common ground to connect to each other, feel more empathy towards other people's experiences and therefore be better allies to one another.
Alex Baró-Cayetano
Lets not let digital music kill credits!! Here's what the back of the record would look like:
COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL - SION HILL
Produced by Marcus Brosch - Recorded in Clouds Hill Studios & Zac Tenenbaum Studios, Hamburg.
Vocals & Guitar by Nathan Johnston, recorded in Clouds Hill Studios & Zac Tenenbaum Studios, Hamburg.
Drums played by Lucas Kochbeck, recorded in Clouds Hill Studios, Hamburg;
Bass played by Bernard Steihle, recorded in Clouds Hill Studios, Hamburg;
Guitars played by Sebastian Nagle, recorded in Clouds Hill Studios & Zac Tenenbaum Studios, Hamburg;
Strings played by Charlie McLean, recorded in London.
Organ & Piano played by Tobias Neumann, recorded in Zac Tenenbaum Studios, Hamburg.
Backing Vocals by Celine Love & Djamila Manly-Spain, recorded in Zac Tenenbaum Studios, Hamburg.
Under Exclusive License to Dead Rent Records 2021.