Calgary Native Jennie Harluk Lets Her Senses Guide Her In New Video For “The Fool”
Calgary native Jennie Harluk unveils her new music video for her latest single “The Fool”. Written following a break-up, the song is a cathartic alt-folk rock tune that combines subtle country twang with bedroom pop sadness as she lets her emotions clear out. Speaking of the song, Harluk shares: “‘The Fool’ was a song I needed when I wrote it. I think for me my best songs come when I’ve finally passed or moved on from particular situations. This one was after a breakup, I was so so sad and I think this song let me release some leftover anger and feelings and emotion – and tie it all together with a bow to let go of and move on. Being a songwriter is kind of funny like that, I wouldn’t recommend dating us. We write songs for you & then we write songs about you … but all for the love of music and good lyricism!”
Shot by her friend Isabella Morton, the video is largely inspired by her synesthesia – a condition where the activation of one sense triggers another unrelated sense at the same time. In Harluk’s case, when she listens to a tune, she sees certain colors. “‘For The Fool’, the colour was a deep elegant green, cream, and deep red. I saw textures like hardwood floors, flower petals, the burnt auburn colour of liquor. I had a clear vision for everything from the photos to the promo to the video. And Isabella Morton helped me capture that perfectly,” she shares.
“The Fool” is a glimpse into her upcoming EP, which will be arriving in 2022. Watch below:
