One of the best music videos in 2018 just dropped on January 25, 2018. Kali Uchis just dropped the video for “After The Storm” ft. Tyler, The Creator, Bootsy Collins, which are both incredible artists. The song possesses a melancholy beat that wishes for a better tomorrow, that displays the emotions of getting over a bad night. Kali wishes tomorrow will be kinder.
The music video is even better than the song, which gives a lot of gravity to the music. Kali Uchis is displayed with minimal makeup in the beginning as she wakes up to have her cereal. Then her makeup has yellow tones as she goes to the grocery store. Then she gets a pink and blue makeup change near the end as she is lounging in her backyard. Birds then hold up her hair to symbolize her oneness with nature. The music video shows how lonely she is by doing all these mundane tasks alone. But it also holds the theme that she is ok with being alone and is hoping for someone to save her. It seems like she is trapped in time.
It then pans out to the lawn where Tyler The Creator is a part of the grass, almost stalking her. His face is covered in grass as he raps “Kali, what you mean?, I take it offensive, ‘Cause I’m the hottest flower boy, That popped up on the scene, Feeling better, better than ever, ‘Cause your umbrella, -brella (-brella, light), Sun is beaming on me like headlights beaming on Bambi, Now let’s pretend the street is the room, And you are a Camry, ‘Cause your drama candid, The Tito to my Randy, Now let’s produce some thrillers, My chocolate wit’ yo’ vanilla, uh” I love the line about him being the flower boy because it displays he wants to be a part of her wedding while also stating his longing for her. Then it goes into Tyler taking on the weather by sitting outside for her for the whole year including all different seasons.
All the different colors that Kali is wearing shows all the emotions she is feeling, which is a great transition to different parts of the song. Kali is really in a state of constant numbness from this breakup, which shows when she sheds a tear with no emotion displayed on her face. This music video is really about a couple who broke up and they are worse on their own, and they are both longing for each other throughout the years. At the end of the song, they get back together which is certain since they miss each other so much. I love the visuals of their kids having leaves on their head. Overall this is a great music video that displays the lyrics of the song through the visuals of the seasons and different colors. Another great release by Kali Uchis and Tyler the Creator.
Check out the multi-dimensional video here:
