[SONG OF THE DAY] Tourist - "Apollo"

Photo credit: James Lyndsay

Last month, UK-based Grammy winning producer and composer Tourist released his latest single, “Apollo” (which somehow got past me when it dropped). Yesterday he unveiled a video to accompany the song directed by acclaimed British photographer Nigel Shafran. William Phillips (aka Tourist) is a big fan on Shafran’s work and was thrilled to be collaborating with him on the visuals for the song. Regarding the context of the video itself, Phillips said, “I suppose this video reflects on the space where I work and live. Nigel came over, we had some coffee, we talked, he shot some videos and then he decided to play my music to me whilst filming me. You can see how uncomfortable this makes me feel, and I guess there is something quite interesting about that."

The video adds an extra layer of intimacy to an already tender and vulnerable track. “I want my music to connect and to tell a human story through samples, sounds and melody,” he explains. “I have always found these components of music much more interesting than words / lyrics.”