A few weeks ago, Roxanne Clifford of Veronica Falls announced the release of her debut album as Patience. Following up on the Todd Edwards-produced lead single “The Girls Are Chewing Gum,” the bedroom synth-pop artist has now unveiled a brand new song, “Living Things Don’t Last,” as well as an accompanying black and white video in which she is skateboarding.

About the video, which was premiered on The Fader, she explained:

[su_quote]When I rollerskate my mind goes somewhere else completely and I fall into a sort of trance like state of content. I wanted to conjure up this feeling in the visual which acts as a simple and hypnotic companion to the song. The footage was shot from a car window and shows me endlessly skating around Silverlake reservoir at dusk.[/su_quote]

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If you’re in the UK or in Los Angeles, don’t miss Patience live somewhere around you:

Friday 3rd May – Album launch at Gold-Diggers, Los Angeles

Thursday 13th June – Poetry Club, Glasgow

Tuesday 18th June – Moth Club, London

Former Veronica Falls frontwoman Roxanne Clifford swept the guitars under the table. Instead, her new solo moniker Patience places the analogue synthesizers at the heart of her indie pop. Recorded in her home studio, her upcoming debut album Dizzy Spells can be perceived as a diary documenting this exciting creative shift.

Produced by none other than Todd Edwards, the lead single and opening track “The Girls Are Chewing Gum” is an ecstatic celebration of ephemeral pleasures. If you’re wondering where is the party, the accompying self-directed video – which was premiered on Gorilla vs. Bear – will lead you to her modest motel bedroom turned into a safe space nightclub for the occasion. About the visuals, Patience stated:

[su_quote]Partly inspired by British artist John Smith’s B&W short film from 1976 entitled “The Girl Chewing Gum”, the video is a literal and playful celebration of feminine self expression and confrontation.

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Patience – ‘Dizzy Spells’ Tracklisting:

1. The Girls Are Chewing Gum

2. Living Things Don’t Last

3. White Of An Eye

4. No Roses

5. Aerosol

6. The Church

7. Voices In The Sand

8. Moral Damage

9. The Pressure

10. Silent House