Texas Singer-Songwriter Juliana Madrid Shares Stop Motion Video For New Single “Astronaut” From Upcoming Debut EP

Texas-based artist Juliana Madrid has shared a second single from her upcoming debut EP set for release this summer. “Astronaut” was released alongside the stop motion animation music video handcrafted by Madrid and Ben Ruttner, and follows earlier releases of “Peppermint” and “Madonna.”

Emotional lyrics drive the track, with Madrid’s vocals taking the forefront at the outset of the song accompanied by soft instrumentation that builds throughout the initial verses. As the song progresses, the sadness of the story at its core becoming more transparent, the instruments build in intensity, all while allowing Madrid’s effortless vocals to shine. The bridge brings the various elements of the song to a peak, highlighting the emotion, before quieting and closing the song as it begins. A full circle moment as the lyrics examine the progression and loss of a relationship.

About “Astronaut,” Madrid shares that the track “is about someone who has done something to jeopardize their relationship. They are feeling sorry for themselves and almost shocked by how they were able to so easily hurt this person they loved. I feel like a lot of people will be able to relate to this song, whichever side of the story they may be on.”

Speaking to the lyric video that’s been shared alongside the single, she adds:

“This music video started with the idea of wanting a simple handwritten lyric video maybe with some stylized elements. [Ruttner] and I quickly turned that idea into a full 2D stop motion production which took way more work than originally intended but was so much more fun. The process started with the creation of characters and a storyline, followed by lots of planning and lots of guesstimating when considering the amount of frames needed for every scene. After this came the actual shooting of the video. With a very janky DIY lighting set up and my phone I’d move a piece a tiny bit- take a picture – repeat 1600 more times. After this [Ruttner] used premier pro to edit it all together.”

Creative and endearing, take a look at the DIY project turned official music video for yourself below.