MUSIC VIDEO RADAR: Donna Missal Releases Video For 'Let You Let Me Down,' A Rock-Infused Pop Ballad

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Donna Missal gave an emotional live performance of her track, "Let You Let Me Down" in her new music video which was released on February 1st, 2021. The track came early last year in May, ahead of her second studio album, Lighter, which was released in July. The video was directed by English filmmaker Rodrigo Inada. "Let You Let Me Down" is a vocally stunning, breathtaking track, and the live performance is shot in black & white, giving the video a very raw and genuine feel.

"I wanted to do something live in the absence of touring, but with the intention of reinterpreting what it meant to perform live, in a time where we can only experience it through a screen."

"I reached out to Rodrigo on Instagram DM over the summer while quarantined, and asked if he would want to make something together despite my being in L.A. and him being in London,” says Donna Missal about her idea on the video's aesthetic. "The relationship through our devices became the context of the things we made together. Rodrigo directed this video over Facetime, and screen sharing in real time, while my band and I performed the song. I wanted to do something live in the absence of touring, but with the intention of reinterpreting what it meant to perform live, in a time where we can only experience it through a screen. Rodrigo really understood that."

She goes on to talk about writing "Let You Let Me Down," "I got to a point in writing the album that I had said everything I wanted to say about someone else fucking up. I wanted to talk about the role I played in letting something consume me and burn me down. In "Let You Let Me Down," I'm addressing that I need to change too, so I don't rebuild myself the same way but come back from it stronger and better."

"Let You Let Me Down" is one of six songs she performed in her Capitol Cuts session; you can see the rest on YouTube and pre-order the session on vinyl here.

Donna Missal will be back with new music this spring, and in the meantime, you can check out what she's been up to in a TikTok video here.

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