Synopsis
Kate Akhurst performs "In Your Eyes" inside a stark studio transformed by rows of flashing fluorescent bulbs. Wearing a white parka-like lab jacket and a black baseball cap pulled low over her face, she sings and moves with restrained, hesitant gestures while the camera emphasizes the song's pulsing electronic atmosphere. The band appears in the same stripped-down environment, surrounded by drum machines, cables, and harsh lighting. The result is a deliberately minimal, mysterious performance piece in which concealment and repetition become central visual motifs.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video premiered through Pitchfork on March 6, 2013, during the promotional campaign for Kate Boy's debut EP, "Northern Lights."
- Kate Boy handled the video's production themselves, continuing the group's practice of keeping its music, visual concepts, and overall aesthetic largely in-house.
- The visual treatment is notably minimal: fluorescent tubes, a limited studio setting, protective-looking outerwear, and controlled movement do most of the work rather than elaborate sets or narrative scenes.
- Kate Akhurst's eyes are repeatedly hidden beneath the brim of her black baseball cap. That visual concealment creates an ironic tension with the song's title and reinforces the band's interest in identity, connection, and the act of looking.
- The band described "In Your Eyes" as a song that gradually revealed layers, colors, depths, and facets to them, comparing its development to the unfolding of a kaleidoscope.
- The video was photographed by Emil Klang, with visual effects handled by Oskar Gullstrand at Naive.
- "In Your Eyes" was one of the early tracks that established Kate Boy's hard-edged electronic-pop identity, alongside "Northern Lights," before the group released its debut album.