Tay Iwar just released the video for his track “MONICA.” The visual is a sleek dreamlike recap of a memory that plays out like a short film. Mostly colored in soft blues and overcast skies and featuring actors dressed for a funeral (or bleak wedding), the video follows the narrator traveling to a country house with familiar faces to confront a paranoia that may or may not be real.
The video from “Nigeria’s hidden gem” is released via Soulection Records, the longtime and newly revived label arm of the acclaimed LA producer and DJ collective, Soulection. One of Soulection Record’s very first full-length releases after taking a nearly two-year hiatus was Tay Iwar’s 2019 debut, Gemini, a mesh of timeless R&B with afro style – what he dubbed “afro-fusion.”
Speaking about the new video, Tay reveals: “Truth is ‘Monica’ really is about fear. Fear of love and commitment, the lack of communication and the cycle of failed relationships but the biggest inspiration behind the video is the song itself, the lyrics paint a picture.”
