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Jun 26, 2013 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti By Mike Hilleary

Releasing her debut I Thought I Was An Alien earlier this month, French songwriter and actress Soko has premiered a self-directed short film titled Monster Love.

Filmed in the Silverlake area of L.A., the story of a hapless monster attempting to find the love of his life is soundtracked by a song sharing the film’s title, a duet with area local Ariel Pink. “The whole thing was super DIY and felt like making a school project video with all my friends,” says Soko in an interview with Nowness.

The film also features the track “I Just Want to Make It New With You,” a song Soko says was directly inspired by her relationship with Pink. “We were friends, falling in love, but he was just out of a relationship and I—as always—was broken hearted,” she says. “We hadn’t shed the heaviness of our past. I imagined that after relationships, we all turn into some sort of monster, and only if we stop being monstrous will we ever be able to be real lovers again.”

Click below to watch the film, and here to read a Q&A between Soko and Pink.

Soko: Monster Love on Nowness.com

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