French trio Oakman return with new single ‘Missed Connections’, launched alongside a darkish and brooding music video.

Following their look on Impolite Information’ The Getaway Tour earlier this yr – alongside labelmates Delaire The Liar and Trendy Error, ‘Missed Connections’ alerts the beginning of Oakman’s newest period.

It arrives with a wondrous music video directed by Aurélien Mariat, which sees vocalist Marine Lanzillotta take centre stage in a darkish and brooding fantasyland.

Test it out beneath.

The band’s first new music for the reason that launch of their ‘SCP’ EP final yr, Marine has mentioned concerning the monitor:

“‘Missed Connections’ is a tune about loneliness, the denial of actuality, and the pursuit of one thing that may by no means exist.

“The opening traces of the verse set up the sensation: the hope that one thing that’s deeply essential to us might prove as we’ve got at all times imagined. Finally, that gained’t be the case. For me, the second verse makes essentially the most sense. We create a psychological image that we fantasize about and hope to keep away from confronting ourselves with the actual downside. Ultimately, we notice how lonely we really really feel. We discover ourselves caught in an unsolvable scenario, and to manage, we proceed to wander as a result of no person desires to sink. That’s how I really feel in on a regular basis life.”

The vocalist additionally shared an perception into the one’s fantastical music video:

“We wished to go for one thing a bit cardboard-like, like a theatrical set design, to characterize wandering within the evening of a metropolis. The music video begins with the protagonist in a state of oblivion, symbolizing a form of psychological lethargy. Then, she awakens in a brand new world and embarks on a journey by way of numerous scenes, seemingly trying to find one thing. Finally, the character is drawn in direction of a light-weight within the sky, filling her with hope that she’s going to uncover what she’s searching for. She finally realises she is completely alone and is returned to the state of oblivion she felt to start with”