Motion Credits: Olivia Rose [Director] Stink Rising [Production Company]
British singer and songwriter, Sasha Keable released her single today along with BRIT Award Winner Jorja Smith. The song ‘Killing Me’ is a door to intimate mournings and sadness that captures the emotional-gist of failed relationships. Directed by Olivia Rose, Sasha and Jorja collaborate in this single, pairing their individual unparalleled vocals and deliver a heartbreaking video. “Jorja and I were long overdue to write together, so we met up at Ben’s (our guitarist) house who wrote ‘Killing Me’ with us, and in 4 incredible hours we had the song, it was mad how easily it came. We had both gone through difficult breakups and were clearly done with how we were feeling. Killing Me was the result of that and helped us both to move on”, says Sasha Keable.
The video gets you all welled up as it churns out imageries connecting to the emotions stacked behind the song. The new single unfurls the symbolic denotations of red, white, and black costumes that represent a sensation of evolving sentiments. The song proceeds from two ‘perfectly-manicured’ hands bejeweled in chunky chic gold rings meeting each other to various other moods of the story. In the beginning, the darkness, or rather a sense of mourning behind the song is manoeuvred through everything black from satin blazers, latex gloves, to fur fringed hats, signalling at the death of a relationship. Soon, the song transcends into a sense of realisation and awakening with ‘I started to take my advice….now I’m not worried ’bout fights, symbolic of light and a sense of positivity that has entered through, birthed out the tragic.
Photo Credits: Brand Di Petsa Worn by Sasha Keable & Jorja Smith in ‘Killing Me’ Directed by Olivia Rose
The entire imagery is portrayed through a white ensemble paired with vibrant silver and gold pieces of jewelry. The duo can be seen donning Di Petsa’s famous Wetlook mini dress for this which drew a lot of attention in 2020. Maison Margiela was accused of plagiarising the ‘wet look’ design in his Fall/Winter 2020 Couture collection. Celebrities like FKA Twigs and Kylie Jenner since then have been responsible for jetting it off into global recognition. The ‘wet look’ has also been modeled and worn by various other celebs like Bella Hadid, Doja cat, Gigi Hadid, etc. During recurring moments in the video, Keable and Smith can also be seen dressed in red gowns respectively, the flares fluttering as if to represent ‘fuming with anger with an occasional rose-petal plucking throughout the video.
The new collaboration comes after her recent 2021 singles, “Exception” and “Don’t Get Lost” and will feature alongside her upcoming EP Intermission at the end of the year.
“The song has healed me in more ways than you could ever know and now we are hoping that it can heal a few of you too.” said Keable in her Instagram post. The duo has a flair for R&B which is neatly reflected through the single. Symbolisms and connotations aside, ‘Killing me’ is a reminder to pluck out those fleeting moments of sadness and love ourselves unconditionally.
Words by Manica Pathak
