Alongside that announcement, the artist shared the video for “Simple Song”, the second part of a trilogy that started with “Goodnight Europe“. The video was directed by Elliott Arndt who decided with the musician about the story of romantic relationships, the passing time, the current situation in Europe, and how the three of them are actually intertwined. About the concept of the video and the meaning behing the song, Amber Arcades explained:

[su_quote]This music video forms part 2 of a trilogy which tells a modern European (love) story, touching on various thoughts and feelings that inspired my new record. Using the medium of film to tell this story ties it to one of the central ideas of the record, which is the essential nature of storytelling in understanding our lives. For me, part 1 focused very much on a feeling of isolation, being trapped in an external surrounding which feels anxious and numb at the same time. Part 2, the music video for “Simple Song”, translates these feelings into the dynamics of a romantic relationship.[/su_quote]

You can check the video by Amber Arcades and also the tracklist of “European Heartbreak” below.

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1. Simple Song

2. Hardly Knew

3. Oh My Love (What Have We Done)

4. Goodnight Europe

5. Alpine Town

6. I’ve Done The Best

7. Self-Portrait In A Car At Night

8. Something’s Gonna Take Your Love Away

9. Antoine

10. Where Did You Go

11. Baby, Eternity

Delicate love and hardcore emotions tiptoe next to each other this week with Deer Du Bois new playlist

This Week we go from experimental pop to shoegaze delight to introspectively deep! Check out the flirting and powerful tracks by Ama Lou on “Lost My Home” and Iiris with “Stranger”!

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Get down with the sexy R&B-infused pop of newcomer Haides on “Need This” or get kissing on the soft-steaming “Still Feather” by Kan Wakan.

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This week we also celebrated the release of “Darling of the Afterglow”, the second album by experimental song-goddess Lydia Ainsworth. We worship her here with the celestial “Afterglow”. A dash of late 80s wave-pop is revived on “Lost In The City” by G E N T S, a gentle flowing song with a synth-hook near the end that will get stuck in the back of your head for days.

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If you want to drink a bit more until you get tipsy, you should check him on Facebook and Soundcloud, and follow his regular posts on our site.

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[su_dropcap style=”simple”]G[/su_dropcap]OD we can’t wait for this album to come out! Amber Arcades unveiled the video for her dreamy track “Fading Lines” directed by Gover Meit who played a backward sky diving experience. For those afraid of backward experiences, heights, emptiness, people falling or even people on blue suits, don’t watch it! But, unluckily for you, it is so good that it deserves for you to fight your fears.

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Amber Arcades forthcoming debut album is due to be released on June 3rd via Heavenly Recordings and the expectations are very high. Following “Right Now“, “Fading Lines” continues to impress us by the facility of access it has and how catchy it can get.

About doing the video, director Gover Meit told over email:

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From the very first time I heard Amber Arcades’ Fading Lines, I saw this picture of a parachutist flying upwards in my head. Couldn’t help it, couldn’t stop thinking about it. So that’s what happened. One day, I looked up to the sky and I saw two people dancing around each other in mid air, falling down with enormous speed, recording this music video at the same time. Watching it chills me, I have the feeling I’m there, flying upwards while moving downwards, into a deep blue sea of floating air.

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You can check the playlist that Amber Arcades share with us here. You can also pre-order the album here, check some photos we took when we saw here live in Brussels below alongside some dates when you can catch her.

We loved @Amberarcades energy tonight. And gosh, the singer is so so cute! Thank you so much. Check their playlist on our website. #shoegaze picture by @misterdeerdubois

A photo posted by Highclouds (@highcloudsradio) on Mar 30, 2016 at 2:26pm PDT

May 6/7/8 Here Comes The Summer @ Vlieland, NL
May 19 The Great Escape, Brighton, UK
June 2 Albumrelease @ EKKO, Utrecht, NL
June 4 Lunar Festival @ Tamworth In Arden, UK
June 7 The Lexington, London UK
June 8 L’Espace B, Paris FR
June 10 4AD, Diksmuide, BE
June 11 Auster Club, Berlin, DE
July 22 Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton, UK
July 23 Deer Shed Festival, Topcliffe, UK
August 21 Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, UK
August 26/27 Amsterdam Woods Festival, Amsterdam, NL
September 2/3/4 End Of The Road Festival, Larmer Tree Garden, UK

[su_dropcap style=”simple”]I[/su_dropcap]f you don’t know that we are big fans of Dutch indie artist Amber Arcades, it is probably due to the fact that we might not have been keeping with us a lot lately as we already talk about her track “Right Now” and we asked her to share a playlist with her favorite tracks. The date for the release of her debut album is arriving very soon that she shared “Fading Lines”, the track that gives the name to the forthcoming album due to be released on 3rd June via Heavenly.

The album “Fading Lines” was completely recorded in New York thanks to her life savings and you can see that her entire music is about passion. We saw her live a few weeks ago in a small bar in Brussels and we enjoyed getting her candor vibe with her love for the music she is releasing. The album was recorded alongside some members of Quilt and Real Estate and you can check the entire tracklist and a picture we took of her concert. You can also check some dates of her tour, so if you have the opportunity to go see them live, don’t hesitate.

We loved @Amberarcades energy tonight. And gosh, the singer is so so cute! Thank you so much. Check their playlist on our website. #shoegaze picture by @misterdeerdubois

A photo posted by Highclouds (@highcloudsradio) on Mar 30, 2016 at 2:26pm PDT

May 6/7/8 Here Comes The Summer @ Vlieland, NL
May 19 The Great Escape, Brighton, UK
June 2 Albumrelease @ EKKO, Utrecht, NL
June 4 Lunar Festival @ Tamworth In Arden, UK
June 7 The Lexington, London UK
June 8 L’Espace B, Paris FR
June 10 4AD, Diksmuide, BE
June 11 Auster Club, Berlin, DE
July 22 Secret Garden Party, Abbots Ripton, UK
July 23 Deer Shed Festival, Topcliffe, UK
August 21 Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, UK
August 26/27 Amsterdam Woods Festival, Amsterdam, NL
September 2/3/4 End Of The Road Festival, Larmer Tree Garden, UK

The video below was directed by Jeroen van der Poel & Anna de Rijk who gave to the video its whole dreaming vibe.

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1) Come With Me
2) Constant’s Dream
3) Fading Lines
4) I Will Follow
5) Perpetuum Mobile
6) Right Now
7) Apophenia
8) This Time
9) Turning Light
10) White Fuzz

Listen to the audio of “Right Now” below