Soulful crooner Nick Hakim will always choose the road less traveled when it comes to his art. In the music video for his latest single "Cuffed," he decides to take us on a creative spiritual journey. Directed by Daniel Kaufman, Nick explores renewal and a six-part ritual. To add more ethereal eeriness to the video, he enlists the help of dance choreographer Monica Mirabile from the performance art collective FlucT. With creativity on his side, the crooner takes us on a trip in a New York forest where he and his clique go through each ritual that will keep your eyes glued to the screen.
While Nick's voice typically evokes various emotions as you listen, the music paired with the visuals makes it even more haunting. "You handcuffed yourself to your mother's bed that one night / You left the front door unlocked waiting for me to arrive home," he sings. If you feel lost while watching the black-and-white clip, you may be following along just fine because the last ritual is "forgetting."
Taken from Nick's debut album Green Twins, "Cuffed" and its Jamie Lidell remix have easily become a favorite. If you want to see and experience Nick in all his glory, you can catch him on tour journeying from North America to Europe this autumn. Get your tickets on his website and if you feel like you need a renewal, press play on the powerful and moving video for "Cuffed" below.
Nick Hakim Tour dates:
Oct 12 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
Oct 13 - Austin TX - Antone’s
Oct 14 - Austin TX - ACL Festival
Oct 15 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues (Cambridge Room)
Oct 17 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
Oct 18 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
Oct 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
Oct 20 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
Oct 21 - Oakland, CA - Starline Social Club
Oct 23 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
Oct 24 - Seattle, WA – Barboza
Nov 01 - Paris, FR - Pitchfork Avant-Garde
Nov 02 - Belfort, FR - La Poudrière
Nov 03 - Rotterdam, NL - BIRD
Nov 04 - Eindhoven, NL - So What's Next Festival
Nov 07 - Bristol, UK - The Lantern
Nov 08 - Vienna AT - Gasometer ^
Nov 09 - Zagreb HR - Tvornica Kulture ^
Nov 10 - Milan IT - Fabrique Milano ^
Nov 13 - Berlin DE - Columbiahalle ^
Nov 15 - Brussels, BE - Forest National *
Nov 16 - Amsterdam, NL - AFAS Live *
Nov 17 - Hamburg, GER - Uberjazz Festival
Nov 18 - Paris, FR - Le Zenith *
Nov 23 - Manchester UK - O2 Apollo ^
Nov 24 - Wolverhampton UK - Civic Hall ^
Nov 26 - London UK - O2 Academy Brixton ^
Nov 27 - London UK - London UK - O2 Academy Brixton ^
Nov 29 - Southampton UK - O2 Guildhall ^
Dec 1 - Cologne DE - Palladium ^
Dec 3 - Stockholm SE - Annexet ^
Dec 4 - Stockholm SE - Annexet ^
Dec 5 - Oslo NO - Sentrum Scene ^
Dec 6 - Oslo NO - Sentrum Scene ^
Feb 12 - Birmingham UK - Hare and Hounds
Feb 13 - Bristol UK - The Lantern
Feb 14 - London UK - KOKO
Feb 15 - Leeds UK - Brudenell Social Club
Feb 16 - Glasgow UK - King Tut’s
Feb 17 - Manchester UK - The Deaf Institute
^ supporting Fleet Foxes
* supporting Bonobo
