Imaad Wasif Unveils Dreamy New Music Video For “Fader”

Imaad Wasif today releases a romantic, dreamlike video to his soaring single “Fader.” The song is featured on his upcoming sixth studio album So Long Mr. Fea. The video sees a couple slow dancing while Wasif plays a grand piano, and other visual vignettes, the tilaka painted on his forehead is a cultural reminder of his “personal secular spiritual beliefs.” He adds, “The mark is worn as a direct confrontation of a philosophically diametric upbringing: My mother Hindu and my father Muslim.”

Director Gillian Garcia also spoke about the music video.“I imagine ‘Fader’ as the song you hear playing inside a piano lounge tucked in a discreet strip mall,”  “Inside you find a hidden world—a mystifying person plays the piano and sings in a corner while a lone couple dance underneath a disco.” Check out the visual below.

 So Long Mr. Fear follows 2018’s Great Eastern Sun. It features vocals from Jen Wood of The Postal Service and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The ten-track album is set to be released on August 9 via Sonic Ritual.

Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat

Roy Lott: College grad and aspiring music journalist. I have a passion for all things music, listen to most genres and go to many shows and festivals (if the lineup is good). Discovering new music and artists is another habit of mine that I can't shake.
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