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Fionn Regan: "Be Good or Be Gone"
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Emotionally evocative, there is something hauntingly simple about this downtrodden love song. It seems as though the artist, Fionn Regan, is speaking directly to each listener from his soul. His tone is firm yet flexible and his eyes seem drenched with pain.
Using a variety of urban and scenic landscapes, the video was shot with live acoustics and pieced together by editors. Beautifully filmed, the audio often competes with wind, running water, and lofted ceilings. Each scene has its own background and ambient noise, yet the song never drowns in the fluidly chaotic motion.
“There's something captivating about the gentleness of the song, and it's never overpowered by the visuals,” says Pitchfork in their Forkcast feature of Regan’s vid. “Whether he's completely alone or competing with ambient noise, Regan's voice-- accompanied by just a guitar-- is unwavering, and he has no trouble staring down the viewer when he delivers the song's title-line ultimatum.”
