WL//WH Video Of The Day: THE BERNADETTE MARIES “Missing Bernadette” (Official Video)

Video Of The Day The Bernadette Maries

Brussels, Belgium-based Shoegaze / Indie Rock three-piece The Bernadette Maries rolls out the third excerpt, “Missing Bernadette,” from the forthcoming debut album, “Soft,” due out on September 18th via Géographie, paired with an Official Video by Alexandre De Bueger.

After boldly blending shoegaze and drum & bass in “ESO”, the Brussels-based band unveils a new single that still drifts through dreamlike realms, while grounding its music with heavy guitars echoing the most anthemic choruses of Smashing Pumpkins or Deftones. It’s a way of connecting the memory of loved ones to the present, keeping your head in the clouds while feeling the rest of your body pierced by a complex emotion—somewhere between melancholy and deep gratitude.

photo by @toneverswijvel

The band trawls through a mid-paced, slow-building nostalgia of Brit-indie-rock allure, loaded with buzzing emotional intensity, whilst not avoiding to amp the fuzz pedal.

“Missing Bernadette”, perhaps an insight into the band’s name, blends steady hypnotic rhythms, energetic tinny strums, and slow bursts of grungy fuzzy guitar textures with sparkling melancholic overtones and glowing evocative keyboard drifts, around restless, regretful male vocals, nostalgically longing for the kindness of a loved one, with vibrant intervals of emotional urgency, “God I miss you so bad.”

In the Official Video by Alexandre De Bueger, layers of transformative filters overlay The Bernadette Maries as they perform “Missing Bernadette” in sync with the soundtrack. The live footage then seamlessly turns into a strobing lilac-grey sky behind the trio who stand on a river bridge overpass, bringing forth a surreal cyber-futuristic vibe that aligns with the dueling timelines of the lyrics.

The Bernadette Maries’ debut album, “Soft,” will be released on September 18th via Géographie.

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