Synopsis
Ladytron's "Tomorrow" unfolds like a surrealist fairy tale rather than a conventional band performance. A lone, ethereal woman moves through sunlit natural landscapes, where waterside scenes, translucent fabrics, floating jellyfish and dreamlike tableaux create a sense of suspended reality. The soft-focus photography gives the clip the atmosphere of a faded storybook illustration, while the absence of the band keeps attention on the mysterious visual world surrounding its central figure. The result is a graceful, otherworldly accompaniment to the song's wistful electronic mood.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video does not feature Ladytron performing. Mira Aroyo explained before its release that the band would be absent and that the clip would instead pursue a distinctive, dreamlike atmosphere.
- The central performance is by Ainsley Burke, who appears amid the video's pastoral and aquatic imagery.
- The clip was filmed on location in Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain.
- Its visual style was widely noted for soft focus, sun-spotted photography and floating jellyfish imagery, giving the video the appearance of a moving Maxfield Parrish painting.
- Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo's clothing was supplied by the fashion label Albino, with styling by Jessica and Kelly.
- "Tomorrow" was released as a single in 2009 and was the third single from Ladytron's 2008 album "Velocifero."
- The single was issued as a digital release with the album version and multiple remixes, including versions by Jim Abbiss, Vector Lovers, Port-Royal, Great Northern and Dirty Vegas.
- The video was later included in Ladytron's "Best of 00-10 Videos" collection, released through Nettwerk in 2011.