Stephen Thomas returns with new single and music video, ‘Breaking Hearts’, which takes a darkish flip from his earlier releases.
‘Breaking Hearts’ is a punk pop anthem – with the soul of hip-hop – that’s a bit extra tough across the edges than any of his earlier releases. Upbeat and uncooked, it’s unmistakably rock and roll, that sucks you proper in from the very begin, and refuses to let go. A couple of third of the way in which by means of the observe, the bridge takes the type of a rap verse, which, in much less skilled palms, might go dangerously awry. Fortunately, Stephen Thomas is effectively in a position to make it work.
‘Breaking Hearts’ is all about empowerment, and serves as an anthem of reclaiming your coronary heart, and getting it away from a poisonous state of affairs. “Avoid those that drain you of the power you could operate—for your self and people who love you,” says Thomas. As a substitute of getting misplaced within the chaos of an unravelling relationship, he chooses to step away and say goodbye.
The music video for ‘Breaking Hearts’ sees Stephen Thomas collaborate as soon as extra together with his shut pal and famend director, Will Thomas. Will takes the music and invests as a lot power and energy into the clip, which sees footage of Stephen on stage, delivering a robust and affirmative efficiency, interspersed with scenes that inform the story of the music. We see him in a automobile, opening a field containing an engagement ring, earlier than realising this isn’t the selection he truly needs to make. He closes the lid of the field, a lot to the amazement of his girlfriend, and drives off, leaving her screaming in anger within the doorway of her home.
The music video for ‘Breaking Hearts’ was shot in simply sooner or later, and had been slated to function a shock visitor, DJ Unk, who had collaborated with Stephen on his take of The Hole Band’s iconic music, ‘Excellent’. Sadly nevertheless, Unk died simply days earlier than the shoot. Stephen persevered, channelling his feelings into the shoot.
Watch the music video for ‘Breaking Hearts’ under, and comply with Stephen Thomas on-line on Fb, Twitter, and Instagram.
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