Agnes Obel - Golden: Green (official Video)

Released as the second single from her 2016 album , the track is a masterclass in atmospheric chamber pop. Here is why this specific video and song remain so captivating: The Inspiration: Envy & Transparency

: The mesmerizing, animated video was directed by Jonas Bjerre , the frontman of the Danish band Mew .

: The entire album revolves around the German concept of Gläserner Bürger (the "citizen of glass"), referring to a loss of privacy and the feeling of being transparent or under constant scrutiny. Agnes Obel - Golden Green (Official Video)

: Bjerre aimed to depict an "internal world" inside someone’s head where different thoughts and feelings struggle for harmony.

: Obel uses this theme to reflect on how we obsessively present our lives on social media, viewing ourselves through a "prism of self-reflection". The Visuals: An Internal World Released as the second single from her 2016

: The video uses blinking lights and glass textures to match the song's rhythmic bells and arpeggiated strings. The Sonic Texture AGNES OBEL - Golden Green - Good because Danish

If you’ve ever felt the unsettling pull of comparison in the digital age, Agnes Obel’s is the haunting anthem you didn't know you needed. : Bjerre aimed to depict an "internal world"

: Obel was inspired by the 1927 novel Envy by Yuri Olesha. The song explores how the mind "develops stories and changes reality" when influenced by jealousy.