RACHEL Chinouriri gifted us with new music last week with the release of her new single, Beautiful Disaster, and we’re proud to premier the music video here at Glass.
Rachel Chinouriri
Named by the Evening Standard as one of the 25 most influential Londoners under 25, Rachel Chinouriri is an act to watch out for if you aren’t already familiar with her music. Having already wowed us with her debut EP with catchy singles such as Adrenaline and So My Darling, Chinouriri returns with Beautiful Disaster which hears her adopt a more sombre tone, singing delicate vocals which are supported by Sam Dotia.
In the video for Beautiful Disaster, we see visuals of people living their lives through their windows from the perspective of an onlooker. Both Rachel and Sam make a feature in the video, singing in harmony as they gaze out their windows before cutting to different people.
Rachel Chinouriri and Sam Dotia
Speaking about the track, Rachel said, “We made Beautiful Disaster using this visual approach to writing, usually I love to story tell, however, this time Sam and I sat and imagined a place of isolation and stillness in the nighttime. We imagine a woodlands and clear sky. We came up with a place and described our own reasons of why we would be there. When I was growing up I would often go to woodland areas for some peace. I remember the smells, the air, the wind, the stillness.
“I love people, but I love being alone in nature. Sam had a more abstract approach, with his lyrics and took a more literal approach. We came back with quite different parts and sang it in, the music by Hylnu also felt quite disparate from what i’d imagined, but we loved how it made us feel … so we called it Beautiful Disaster.”
Leaving Zimbabwe as a young child and growing up in Croydon, Rachel Chinouriri grew up in a fairly traditional household without pop music. As a result, her sound is remarkably fresh with a small yet powerful back catalogue of genre-spanning songs across her discography. Beautiful Disaster is an exciting look into what’s to come, as we eagerly anticipate the release of Rachel Chinouriri’s next EP release in the Autumn time.
Watch the video for Beautiful Disaster here:
by Katrina Mirpuri