Synopsis

Mikey Licari plays a solitary figure moving through the vast desert landscape around Lake Powell. The video presents his journey as a stark, dreamlike passage, contrasting his small, vulnerable presence with towering cliffs, open sky, and empty expanses of sand and stone. Rather than following a conventional performance narrative, it leans into atmosphere and visual isolation, matching the song's slow, melancholy pulse. Surreal visual effects and carefully composed widescreen images give the journey an uneasy, almost otherworldly quality.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released in February 2014 to accompany "There Is Nowhere," the lead single from Blackbird Blackbird's album "Tangerine Sky."

• The desert locations include Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park. Overland Canyon Tours is also credited among the production's special thanks.

• Mikey Licari is the video's only credited performer.

• The production used visual effects by Dan Weisman and Jonathan Ho, with sound design by Mike Parvizi.

• Color correction was handled by Sean Stack at Alpha Dogs.

• Blackbird Blackbird described the single as a melancholic form of deconstructed soul, built around slowed-down drums, synth textures, and a high falsetto vocal.

• Michael Philip Maramag said he used an Oberheim Matrix-6 synthesizer throughout "There Is Nowhere." He particularly valued the instrument for its soft chords and light textures.

• The single was released with "Hold On" as its B-side. The release also included remixes by DWNTWN and Phages.