Synopsis
A couple move through an ordinary day of city streets, market stalls and grocery shops, but their relationship gradually takes on an unsettling, dreamlike quality. The woman appears increasingly detached from the world around her, while the man struggles to reach her. A flare brings him to her side, yet their reunion remains fragmented. Separate acts of cleansing and renewal, followed by the shared lighting of a cigarette, suggest an attempt to reconnect after love has begun to decay.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Larks Rise" appears on the *Tongue* EP, released on May 8, 2013, through Counter Records. The track runs for 5 minutes and 46 seconds.
- The video was circulated as an official clip in June 2013, shortly after the EP's release.
- The film was uploaded through Nut Films, whose Vimeo archive lists it among the company's 2013 video work.
- The video's visual language reflects the song's themes of emotional distance and a relationship that has already begun to collapse. The flare, bathing sequence and cigarette function as recurring images of distress, cleansing and fragile contact.
- Although Holly Walker is credited in the artist billing, "Larks Rise" is presented on several release listings as a Maribou State track, with Walker's featured role reflected in the video's title and promotional coverage.