Excited to share a new hand-drawn animated lyric video for “Plenty,” from our first EP, Six Songs.
Song: “Plenty” by aeseaes
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/52Kat...
And all other streaming platforms: www.aeseaes.com/originals
Storyboards and animation by Zoë Velonas
- zoev933.wixsite.com/zoevelona...
- / zoevarts
Illustrations and hand-lettering by Kelley Wills
- www.brainflowerdesigns.com
- / brainflowerdesigns
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“Plenty” continues to be one of our most played songs, and one that feels special even years later. Despite very little fanfare when it was first released, it has taken on a life of its own, with people continuing to discover the song through the mysterious Spotify and TikTok algorithms.
I’ve dreamed of a video for it for a long time now, and a lyric video felt like the best fit as the words have always been the main focus of the song. So now - six years after its original release - we’re delighted to share a beautiful hand-drawn animated video to accompany the audio. Thank you to Zoë and Kelley for all of their work on this project!
The lyrics were inspired by this quote I stumbled across years back, which continues to feel hauntingly relevant in an age of infinite eyes and commentary -
“Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.” (Terry Pratchett)
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Music and lyrics by aeseaes
Additional arrangements by Travis Jeffords
Cello by Dylan Rieck
Piano by Travis Jeffords
Drums by Kendall Clark
Mixed by Andrew Hernandez
Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering
Indie Folk / Dream Folk / Folk Rock / Dream Pop / Alternative Pop
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LYRICS:
in the land of plenty, we don't know what the word no means
give it to me, give me all the things I want
make it new and shiny, and make them watch me, make them watch me
turn the power on and wait for light
all the pleasures that you paid for
all the skipped turns that you saved for
all the nights you fell asleep without your gun
a coronation, a beheading
from the funeral to the wedding
do you think they care where the crown goes?
show the crowd you're happy, like a movie, like a movie
what's your story, what's the refund policy?
we want violence, we want blood
we want superhero love, we want all the answers you promised us
we want laughter, we want pain, everyone will know our name
did you know that no two missteps are the same?
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