Boy, it’s heaven.
Water glistens and butterflies hover around two celestial mermaids in a tropical cove. No, it’s not a mirage. It’s the new video for the much-awaited Shygirl x Tinashe remix of ‘Heaven’.
Tinashe’s delicate vocals have made the already dreamy track from Shygirl even more whimsical. The remix of the song and the hazy music video both dropped on the 28th February with the track premiering on BBC Radio 1.
The video opens in a backroom of a restaurant as Tinashe wanders through wearing a puffy tulle dress and shades like an ultra-cool cloud. She sighs and sits down in a booth the close-up shot reveals dainty silver jewellery wrapped around her ears, neck, and lips giving a futuristic touch. Adding to the sci-fi feeling, Tinashe then whips out a glass phone and the messages show her sad expression is because she’s been stood up. Through Tinashe’s sparkly CGI tear, we’re transported to a y2k-esque mermaid’s paradise and the song begins. Shygirl shimmers and shimmies in a rocky bay wearing a skin-tight nude wet dress. A hologram Tinashe in a puffer jacket, similar to the one on the cover of Nymph, is cast on a hidden cave wall.
Both singers are wearing the dewiest make up with silvery blue glitter shadow on their lids. What really gives this video the throwback vibe is the quirky kitsch graphics. CGI butterflies, frogs, parrots, bubbles, and water droplets add a nostalgic touch with the graphics reminiscence of girl’s childhood toys. Emerging from the watery landscape aqua silhouettes of singers dance mesmerizingly to the track. Zooming through a picture frame we are back at the restaurant with Tinashe leaving looking disgruntled.
The track will be included on Shygirl’s deluxe album Nymph_o which will be out on the 14th April. It will feature reimagined versions of all our favourites from Nymph, one of our most cherished LPs of last year, as well as insane collabs with Björk, Tinashe, Arca, Sevdaliza, Fatima Al Qadiri, Erika de Casier, Eartheater and more cutting-edge artists.
Last month the DJ and producer sat down with one of her biggest influences and recent collaborator Bjork for AnOther magazine. The kindred spirits spoke about how they were introduced through the experimental producer Arca. The duo first met after Shygirl drunk text messaged the avant-garde artist praising her music, specifically the single ‘Hunter’ which her dad gifted her. This led to Shygirl showing Björk around Soho and taking her to a restaurant with sword-swallowers to dine with her producer Sega Bodega. Björk recalls: “I was thrilled because when I said, “Where’s the best place to go now?” you were like, “Let’s just go home and DJ for each other” – which always ends up being the best choice. It’s such a musician thing when you have had people playing music half of the evening and then you get a bit tipsy and bossyboots and want to control it, to listen to what you want.”
Shygirl is currently preparing to embark on the second leg of her Nymph tour where she will be performing 14 dates across Canada and America throughout March and April.
‘Heaven’ is the first single that Tinashe has released since ‘New to You’ which featured Calvin Harris, Offset, and Normani. The Kentucky-born LA-based R&B singer is no stranger to collabs having worked with stars such as Iggy Azalea, A$AP Rocky, Young Thug, Future, Usher, Britney Spears, Charli XCX, Kaytranada, and Cheat Codes over her career. Since her last album was in 2021 we’re hoping that her sixth LP will be on its way soon.
See below for the complete Nymph tracklist:
1. Angel – Shygirl x Fatima Al Qadiri
2. Heaven Feat. Tinashe
3. Crush Feat. Erika de Casier
4. Woe (I See It From Your Side) (Bjork Remix)
5. Shlut Feat. Sevdaliz
6. Nike Feat. Deto Black
7. Playboy / Positions
8. Poison (Club Shy mix)
9. Firefly (Kingdom Edit)
10. Wildfire (Eartheater Remix)
11. Unconditional – Shygirl x Arca
Words by: Molly Sutherland
Header Image: Shygirl
