Back in March, New York-based soul singer-songwriter Nick Hakim released a music video for his track “Bet She Looks Like You” off his much-anticipated debut LP Green Twins, which is due out in a couple of weeks. Now we’ve got another new video, this time for “Roller Skates” a love song with a psychedelic video to match. The trippy video is directed by Micah Buzan and features an animated Nick Hakim roller skating in the cartoon world. As Hakim reflects in a press release…
This song’s first verse is about a night when I got really stoned at my friend’s house and forgot to meet up with my partner. It was pouring rain outside and when I realized I was late, I biked through Bedstuy as fast as I could through the rain to find her but she was gone… the second verse is about patching it up, not leaving her house for a couple days. It’s a love song.
As Buzan further explains…
I wanted to tell a simple story about lonely characters who all desire something they can’t seem to get – be it love, a stuffed animal, or the ability to skate well. I also tried to make it kind of funny how their expectations don’t live up to reality. In the end, rollerskating unites all the characters as they join together in the roller rink. We might feel alone, but we’re all in this life experiment together.
Watch Nick Hakim’s video for “Roller Skates” above.
Nick Hakim’s debut album Green Twins comes out May 19th via ATO Records, pre-order it here. You can also catch Nick Hakim live at the dates below.
TOUR DATES
May 11 Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel
May 12 Montréal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PBD
May 13 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
May 14 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse Music Hall
May 17 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
May 20 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
Nov 7 Bristol, UK – The Lantern
Nov 8 London, UK – KOKO
Nov 9 Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute
Nov 10 Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
Nov 11 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club