Los Angeles-based indie pop quartet DWNTWN, comprised of Jamie Leffler (vocals), Robert Cepeda (guitar, vocals), Chris Sanchez (keyboards, bass) and Dan Vanchieri (drums) have just unveiled the music video for "Missing You", directed by Lenny Beckerman and taken from their self-titled EP out now on Jullian Records and available on iTunes.
In regards to the song, DWNTWN's lead vocalist Jamie Leffler explains:
"So, the song was written for my grandfather who passed away. I loved him more than anything. He was the main father figure to me in my life, and he was a really special man. I wanted to make sure that the video reflected that and showed a little bit of the love I had for him. The idea was that, I had one main Mason jar with his photo in it — it was him holding me when I was a baby. I was carrying it around with me the whole video. There were some parts where I had other jars with photos in them too. Eventually I put it down and know that I'm going to go through my life without him, but he's always still with me. It was hard to make. The song was hard to make—just writing the lyrics. I would get really emotional. I couldn't keep going all of the time. When I was recording the lyrics, we would have to stop. When we were filming the video, it was the same way. I would break down filming it. It's a really close one to my heart. I hope it translates well to other people who have lost someone in their lives, whether they lost them because they passed away, or they've moved far away or they were in love and now they're not in love."
Premiere via Interview Magazine.
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