Clara Benin, a Filipino singer-songwriter, has released the video for her new single “blink.” The music video sees the folk-pop phenom waking up in bed on a far shoreline of a beach, while navigating her road towards recovery and self-preservation, and is heavily inspired by Michel Gondry’s romantic sci-fi classic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The ethereal clip is directed by Josh Elefan, a close friend and frequent collaborator of Benin. “We actually came up with the concept together,” said the 28-year-old multi-talented artist. “This video is so personal to the both of us.”
Clara Benin was featured on a big billboard in Times Square in New York a month before International Women’s Day for Spotify’s EQUAL campaign, a global movement that acts as an effort of the streaming company to showcase the work of great women and gender-nonconforming musicians.
Having amassed more than 40 million streams on Spotify alone, Clara Benin is the first Filipino signed under Sony Music’s OFFMUTE— a Southeast Asian record label that’s entirely dedicated to giving artists a voice, an audience, and an opportunity for cross-collaboration within the region.
The Parallel Universe singer-songwriter is currently working on a couple more singles in the coming months.
OFFMUTE has Clara Benin’s “blink” available on all digital music platforms. Here’s a link to the music video.
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About Clara Benin
Clara Benin is touted as the indie darling of the Philippines. She is one of the first artists under Sony’s new regional label OFFMUTE. Her signature angelic voice and melodic acoustic guitar playing bring a kind of serenity that her listeners gravitate towards. She has collaborated with Singaporean artists Charlie Lim for a remake of her hit single “Wine” and Gentle Bones for the pop track “A Day At A Time”.
Widely loved for her warm and quiet demeanor, the acoustic-folk artist has played in notable festivals like Wanderland Arts and Music Festival in the Philippines, Music Matters in Singapore, and Zandari Festa in Korea. She sold out her first solo concert in 2016 for her album “Coming Home” and had a back-to-back concert with fellow artist Ben&Ben in 2018.
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