NIGHT TAPES - DRIFTING [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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we wrote this song over a few weeks in the middle of
summer. it contains a paradox and to be honest we’re still in the process of discovering the nuances of meaning in it. I think that sometimes drifting can take you where you need to be,
other times it can take you to the open sea where your feet can’t touch the ground anymore. we hope you enjoy this existentialist pop song - big up Maurice Merleau-Ponty.
Director and editor: Owain Emyr Morgan
Lights: Gian-Claudio Calipa
Narrative consultant: Jordan Mitchell
LYRICS:
So I say
Romanticism must die
The mind that lords over love
Is just un-fucking-useful
An idea
An idea that doesn’t let you choose
As I stare into a blaze of desire
That is forever youthful
So I vanish to a cobalt sky
The shape of what I thought was I
Wild shadow with a pale blue eye
Romanticism must die
Ain’t this the dream you wanted all along?
Solid honey you can call home
Ain’t this the dream you wanted all along?
Most of us are just drifting
Do you believe
That you’ll stay forever young
With the right technology
Evade the laws of physics
What about
The crust that forms around your soul?
The loops of recurring thoughts?
The edges of your being?
So I vanish to a cobalt sky
The shape of what I thought was I
Wild shadow with a pale blue eye
Romanticism must die
Ain’t this the dream you wanted all along?
Solid honey you can call home
Ain’t this the dream you wanted all along?
Most of us are just drifting
And I feel I can begin again
Most of us are just drifting
And I feel I can begin again
Most of us are just drifting
#nighttapes #drifting

[@nighttapesmusic]

thank you for all the lovely comments and ur support!!
we're very happy to see, you are enjoying the track - lots of love! 💙

[@jae.tewhare.]

💙💙💙

[@Divinetiming444]

💕

[@WhizPill]

good job

[@AGS-9596]

Thank to you for this beautiful music... 💙

[@griddydiddy]

this song is so cyberpunk it’s got my mind jumping the part about technology and the soul.. i forget we can all relate to a lot of shit, music always helps me remember. thanks for this 🖤

[@CJ_222]

I HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY THE ALGORITHM

[@Wowjustwow37]

Came for this comment because saaaaame!

[@mort7686]

Same

[@Sky_666]

frr

[@Pro-gressive]

All hail

[@ted__ryan]

They all sound the same with thier lo-fi, dream pop music 😂

[@Raouftali-wi6ym]

This needs to play on gta 6 radio

[@MADD-MANX]

Definitely

[@meowxdhahalol]

lol there’s plenty of similar things more og and better production than this that will be on gta 6 im sure

[@Raouftali-wi6ym]

@@meowxdhahalol really ? ,gta 5 had many small /unknown artists and songs in their radios,so did gta 4

[@meowxdhahalol]

@@Raouftali-wi6ym did i mention smaller/unknown ? or gta 4 - 5 ? 😣

[@Raouftali-wi6ym]

@@meowxdhahalol i thought you were talking about famous artists/songs when you said “better produced”

[@AudreyBradford]

Welp. That’s going in my playlist

[@Maximumeffects]

same sounds good af

[@VladStopTalking]

I love bands that try and bring that 70/80s sound. It’s so good.

[@EzraSolomone]

I don't, and I still love this song for some reason.

[@thetrav2100]

its more then that too, the old mixed with the new, simply sublime

[@infinitegodaikinbrent8174]

Try Cannons Fever Dream and Heart Beat Highway Albums. Start at the song Bad Dream and then work your way through. 80s 90s bliss too.

[@Rzn8B58]

me too. gives that synthwave vibe of an old 80's film. the intense sidechain and the crisp snare popping through along with the vocals is just a beautiful thing.

[@Robdust]

80's synth pop nostalgia.

[@martynmedia]

Stop thanking the bloody Al'Gorithm and thank Night Tapes!!

[@MichaeltheORIGINAL1]

No, thank BOTH! :)

[@martynmedia]

@@MichaeltheORIGINAL1 fair.

[@Ekim2F94]

Brother I've literally never heard of or thought of "night tapes" until the Algo randomly showed me it moments ago. Shit do be evil but also helpful.

[@martynmedia]

@@Ekim2F94 you make a good point.. Spotify algo sent me to Night Tapes, same evil different planet.

[@miguelramirez1334]

Algorithms work like a special key to secret doors so it can definitely take credit. At least partially that is.

[@RupertRumble]

This sounds like something I'd hear on Radio Mirror Park while driving around in Los Santos.

[@RupertRumble]

That's a compliment btw.

[@astroblast2325]

Pretty sure its sampling (or at least interpolating?) Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun. Im p sure they have the song or at least the band on gta

[@zimine9890]

realest comment.

[@donovanwilliams1508]

THE BEST radio station I heard no one talk about. Fire song too

[@TheConor777]

@@terryeubanks8797 Oh that would be sick !

[@ilgattofantasma4886]

Credo che questa canzone finisca nelle radio di GTA6.
Questo è più di un semplice complimento

[@artvjon]

Best song of 2024 so far!!!

[@nighttapesmusic]

ahhh!! thank u for such a big compliment 💙🥲

[@marciodossantos1602]

✌🏻

[@BriiiskiBeats]

Indeed!

[@cattania747]

If Cannons, Empire of the Sun and Late Night Alumni had a child, this is what it would be. Absolutely stunning song.

[@NiricDigital]

Definitely feeling the Empire of the Sun flavor. This is a hidden gem for sure! Thank you algorithm haha

[@Diogenes2528]

Damn I used to listen to Empire of the sun on repeat like 10 years ago I'm gonna dig up some of my favorites again...

[@sonnyguzman9872]

Grateful for "heads up" on the other bands. I too, am thankful to algorithm.

[@rafaelthacio2537]

Don't forget MGMT hahaha

[@matutejohn6994]

And Grimes voice

[@grugnard3788]

That bassline is deepfried crispy -- god damn

[@73monochrome]

KFC crispy goodness 🍗

[@nighttapesmusic]

love that comparison 😂💯

[@davidrobert1229]

fried twice

[@BigBoyJesus92]

This takes me back to those nights where all I needed to smile was the open air of the back steps, half a bottle of wine, and a couple of cigarettes, and the pleasure of knowing nothing needed done tomorrow.

[@ramsnation196]

atleast ur still here bro

[@etrnlexe]

cancer sticks are cringe

[@MysteryMetall]

Шикарно, я с тобой в воспоминаниях! +

[@MysteryMetall]

Чем-то напоминает ladytron - ace of hz

[@Hypnoticmasses]

Great words.

[@joerogan3079]

*IS NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS VIDEO IS?!?!*
*OK!*

[@Hypnoticmasses]

Great point, I was just thinking the same. The video absolutely makes the song even more intense and ethereal. People are comparing them to 80s bands but this is pure modern music. She is beautiful.

[@julioalcaraz5417]

BELLISIMA 😍

[@nighttapesmusic]

THANK U! shout out to Owain 💙💯

[@JumbieTravel]

exactly how this song makes me feel. a rainy night drive ❤

[@juliettestingray6023]

I love it when female vocalists do those breath-y, whisper-y, sigh-like vocals.

[@Lovemesomemetal]

Check out this song called Loving You by Cannons

[@OrdoAbChao-kg5rf]

There's literally ONLY about 7 standard voices in WaHmUn vocalists. Trash ranges. . . mostly mascots. Men are better at everything.
Cute bop tho.

[@corivina]

@@OrdoAbChao-kg5rfwhat are you yapping about

[@OrdoAbChao-kg5rf]

@@corivina exactly what I wrote, is what is being said. Figures though, since intelligence is but the ability to encompass intelligence.

[@juliettestingray6023]

​@@OrdoAbChao-kg5rf Alright, Andrew Tatertot, take a fiver.

[@danielmalyon2320]

I'm commenting to add to the algorithm so another lucky person finds this ✌️

[@ZeroDexi]

Thanks bro, I'm here now!

[@justins7711]

I thank you as well! Absolutely fantastic!

[@Burglekutt3000]

You did this?

[@DespaceMan]

Very good keep it up.

[@sahamal_savu]

Thank you!

[@sword_of_damocle5]

RUclips's compression funnily enough makes this song sound better than the high fidelity one that's on Spotify. Sounds more ephemeral, which fits with the song's theme.

[@maisycreedracing77]

Female ‘Empire of the Sun’ ❤

[@musenail1861]

eso pense o kalax tambien

[@noahmeeker3111]

Or girl mgmt ​@@musenail1861

[@onetrues3978]

I see that. My thoughts were Fleetwood Mac meets MGMT

[@BriiiskiBeats]

I totally see that!

[@surfboarding5058]

It honestly sounds like Empire of the Sun
+ Fleetwood Mac + Sam Gellaitry Gullible the Keyboard riff!
+ Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve !! 😂😂😂❤❤

[@neckroft]

I've become mesmerized by this track. For a moment it makes me feel like I'm 17 again lost in a new world.

[@Hypnoticmasses]

It’s amazing that a song can pull us back to our youth, but it does and it’s very emotional. Can’t wait to see them live.

[@maxvoron3737]

🤗

[@MrShuckedSean]

What's your age?

[@neckroft]

@@MrShuckedSean I’m 33 now I grew up listening to a lot of indie pop, indie sleaze etc. This song just feels like something from 2009.

[@Chris_Prime]

This the direction the 80s should have continued in. It's like a "Sound-Gasm".

[@Roman_99999]

Не знаю что такое "звуковой газ"" Но да, музыка очень такая должна быть ага

[@CrunkCmdrCottonz]

@Chris_Prime check out Roosevelt's self-titled debut album if you haven't already. It's like dude took 80s new wave pop sound and modernized it and made it his own with a positive spin on the sound. I really like it.

[@fudgenugget8875]

​@@CrunkCmdrCottonzHow about Beach Fossils?

[@Raphael-p7r]

They’re gonna blow up, calling it

[@nataliaaguilarstar]

Im so glad I clicked on this

[@MADD-MANX]

Glad i didn't leave YT yet

[@deejaydiabolic]

Occasionally, the youtube algorithm still gets it right.
This is good music

[@eugenefritz6669]

The same feeling I had when I discovered Men I trust and Yves Tumor.
Simply sublime. Majestic

[@belle2716]

EXACTLYYY

[@WordfromtheWise]

@@belle2716 Thank you for the Men I trust tip!

[@nigelnigelakiraakira]

Your life changes after you discover Men I Trust. I have listened to them at least once everyday since I found them.

[@Millionyroldmonkey]

Imagine a tour with Night Tapes, Magdelena Bay, and Cannons 🤯

[@kneecapthief6789]

i neeed that

[@Millionyroldmonkey]

@@kneecapthief6789me too 😅

[@HighPotentateCanute]

Are you, me?😅

[@trevormills3541]

Exact thought I had!

[@aleefonts]

sounds like magic 🤩

[@JakeBrantley]

Very nice. It sounds like a synthwave Grimes 🔥

[@rose_shimmerling]

ikr!

[@maylin1986]

I miss the way Grimes started out. I still listen to her original music when her music blew up. ✨️

[@joeeburg]

rip grimes' music career

[@yseson_]

​@@maylin1986same

[@Gulegardiners]

11omg I was just thinking that

[@Chubbs]

Incredible

[@sasquatch.8]

one of the best songs this decade

[@andylane3739]

I salute the quality of the lyrics. It makes the song that much more enjoyable.

[@Merlino.]

Dream pop style matches her voice very good

[@Roman_99999]

Оооочень, я влюбился даже

[@jonmtch]

This group is going to blow up soon !!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@notarielbenjamin]

Here before it happens, it’s too good not to. This belongs on a fifa soundtrack

[@Theunworthykidz]

We Ogs Fr

[@luis__jrtx]

Noooo... we keep to ourselves please

[@V-effect]

Such a vibe!

[@FF-94.mp3]

my bet is on march

[@MontTheBeatMaker]

This is that timeless vibe I've been looking for. Feels like a cross between Empire of The Sun & Fleetwood Mac

[@copperharris2368]

😮

[@copperharris2368]

True

[@surfboarding5058]

It honestly sounds like Empire of the Sun
+ Fleetwood Mac + Sam Gellaitry Gullible the Keyboard riff!
+ Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve !! 😂😂😂❤❤

[@scalderiso]

Love this band and she's so cute

[@raulbalamperezhernandez3712]

This song only plays at night.

[@csilt]

This is ridiculously catchy

[@aSuspiciousPete]

I'm 91 years old and this is the best stuff I've ever heard

[@louisedomenech]

I'm 66

[@Sethro92]

Worth the wait apparently

[@LujLuj-z1n]

@@Sethro92😂🤣

[@kucingcing]

okay grandpa

[@fuzzyfeels5041]

You got good taste 👌🏼

[@sample.text.]

Here before the slowed + reverb mixes.

[@WhirlingMusic]

That shit is so fucking stupid. The people who unironically listen to it are even more stupid.

[@Tobnjuks]

Speed 0.5 🤝👍🤙

[@timothyt7468]

facts

[@ThatShitGood]

Before it’s been ruined by tiktok and instagram soyjaks you mean

[@victorkingi5656]

Thank you spotify algorithm for this masterpiece!!

[@brandonzaba6808]

Where has this song been all my life

[@AmiM-fe1oi]

2021 night tapes listeners knowing one day they’d blow up and it’s finally happening now

[@spac3rang3rj4]

Welcome back my algorithm brethren, it's so fantastic to see you again. Hope you're doing well in life and may our perfect music tastes bring us together again ♥

[@fuzzyfeels5041]

This song sounds like when you don’t care what anyone thinks of you anymore, and you choose to be you and enjoy the moment instead ☺️

[@estrelladelondres]

Visuals💯
Song💯

[@helenn2056]

imagine driving at the night with this song, but you have all your friends with you and you guys are riding in the city with this like omg😩

[@DJCinthaBoy]

I feel crazy old now that we’re going back to that late 00s/early 10s Empire of the Sun sound

[@JACKocine]

Perfect song.

[@juliettestingray6023]

I want to listen to this while going 200 mph through the badlands of Night City.

[@te9591]

Coming here to comment before this reaches 5 million views.

[@beerguy4207]

I'm automatically addicted to this song

[@howamilooking5952]

This song has that feeling when you're alone, but everything is right where it should be. ♥

[@jesseseguine9784]

This songs so good it makes me cry

[@LoS_Lust4Blood]

I just took the most mondo rip while listening to this song and had a moment that felt like I experienced a level of pleasure I had never known before with this song playing in the background…. That was…peak

[@newellbate]

I would definatly go see this Band. What a great writer and sound she has going.

[@nickbarrera]

This song is so euphoric. I am already imagining a movie scene of two people on acid while this plays in the background

[@VaduzVaduz]

Influencia de Empire of the Sun, interesante Música.

[@ilovehannipham007]

THE GREATEST THING RUclips ALGORITHM DID TO ME

[@WxseMusic]

Walking on a dream vibes

[@sword_of_damocle5]

"Is it real now? Two people become one." from Walking on a Dream sounds very similar to "Ain't this the dream you wanted all along? Solid honey you can call home."

[@sebASMR]

I’ve had this EP on loop for weeks 🥰

[@444-m1t]

Magdelena, nighttapes, grimes, eartheater, cannons.. etc etc what a time to be alive in this human experience!! A pure extension of what we are and what we create

[@schwkrls]

THEY EVEN GOT THE ASPECT RATIO This is just perfection

[@chrisknight3734]

Man the vocals are flawless

[@joepvans5035]

Yeah they seem pitch corrected 😁

[@chrisknight3734]

@@joepvans5035 Yeah but most modern recordings are pitch corrected. She has a fantastic voice even in live recordings

[@tkage4724]

@@joepvans5035🤦‍♂️

[@sbroyls]

This is flawless. I mean come on, they hit us with a club track that actually smacks ridiculously hard?!? The melodies and of course the voice and harmonies were spot on. This is why they were my Spot top artist

[@nighttapesmusic]

💙🙏🏼💙

[@jackwilson8700]

Beauty exists everywhere

[@maribel5958]

This song is so magical.
I'm not exaggerating❤❤

[@Lona_444]

The cinematography matches this track so well, I love every rush of color that’s passing along my screen, and every dreamy sound 💽💛 a true digital trip

[@Wahinies]

At first I thought Grimes collabed with Empire of the Sun but I am pleasantly surprised I was wrong. Thank you for the banger 🔥🔥🔥

[@gullygear6516]

this is some dank blade runner vibe stuff. lit as f

[@abyssusnox]

So much potential of Ryan Gosling edits with this song

[@burritogamer3984]

fr reading the lyrics also makes me think of K and JOI in blade runner 2049, sorta the existential nature of that type of relationship/connection the artifice and real in an world with this type of technology

[@LukeHansen-ys4mi]

She's so beautiful it's insane. 💜🖤🦢🌓🌒 pieces of my heart goes out to nigh tapes for sure

[@johnnycorreia1794]

Love the bass on here and how beautiful you are

[@JV-ko6ov]

I remember listening to this a year ago when it had 10k views thinking itd go to a million. Grats

[@Adeptii]

this is so sick.
some weird blend of 2007 nostalgia mixed with something else I can't put my finger on. I really like it.

[@Umbrella2]

This song is blissful! 🤯🤩 Every song I’ve heard from them is euphoric!

[@ch3rry_b0m6]

the youtube recommendations are finally working omg

[@alenmoncada5268]

Unas de mas mejores canciones que nos dejo el 2024!

[@TBO247QC]

Just feels like Empire of the Sun had a child.😍

[@GoingtotheMovies]

I heard this in a hotel lobby a couple days ago and now can't stop listening to it

[@Tomijee]

Im hooked how Iiris express herself while singing, something magical and psychedelic

[@marceloazevedo8656]

i used to get high with my ex all night listening to songs like this one. we are no longer together. i'm pretty sure i'll never be happy again the way i was with her. but it's ok. life goes on. this tune is amazing❤

[@surfboarding5058]

This song alone plus spending time with a high quality female gets you high you don’t need psychedelics

[@jonkelly9426]

Yes!

[@pekecabra]

Pure fire...call the fire department!!!! 🚒 🔥

[@mx_moi1964]

BLESSED ASF BY THE ALGORITHM! THIS SONG SLAPS MY SOUL FRRR

[@antwilliams5523]

So freshhhhh

[@venicegoa]

this song is going to highlight my 2024. somehow i always find myself listenting to this song when im having a happy day. i appreciate this song so much. thank you night tapes.

[@bigmike1ak]

The musical cake layer 🍰 at 2:10. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ishraruki]

this song scratches the right itch in my brain

[@Jehmini]

Well there goes my afternoon. 🕺🤯

[@lucyladusk]

Absolutely stunning music

[@jamesalxl3636]

Babe get up new night tapes just dropped

[@victorherrera7134]

Masterpiece

[@Xavierite444]

This came on Apple Music while I was driving for uber. I saved instantly this is one of those songs that almost makes you look at music itself different.

[@chiefbrownfart]

Never heard this group/artist before. Definitely has a late 2000s/early 2010s sound to it, I get some M83 and Empire Of The Sun vibes from it. Which is definitely a good thing as I really miss that sound, this song honestly feels nostalgic to me even though I just heard it for the first time. I'm definitely going to check out the rest of their music now.

[@TomMRF]

You can add TOPS and Arcade Fire to that list.

[@chiefbrownfart]

@@TomMRF I honestly forgot about arcade fire, haven't listened to them in a long time, thanks for reminding me. Never heard of tops before though, I'm definitely going to have to check them out.

[@Laidengizer113]

Seems very 80s inspired to me. But yeah, I did think of Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun.

[@adam3647]

I hear shades of Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks

[@y2kmav]

Early 2000s daft punk

[@kermithead4201]

This is a straight vibe

[@sawlfo]

holy shit! best random click of 2023!!

[@ScoopsAhoySteve]

This is painfully underrated

[@kushinurmom]

I listen to this everyday

[@igortavares4719]

After listening to this song 100 times I have decided that I'm glad I found it yesterday.

[@weird_science]

What a beautiful voice. It's like touching a very soft cat.

[@dosquintoiuos]

It’s candy sweet and ethereal

[@macwondo]

thank u RUclips algorithm this is mesmerizing!! reminds me of empire of the sun…

[@martinkilp4473]

Iconic

[@hamadieafarsie1146]

Thank you RUclips for suggesting me this masterpiece

[@m.o.grunwald]

Epic lyrics. 10/10 track.

[@LujLuj-z1n]

No 11/10 🤌