London-based artist A.A. Williams has shared a captivating new video for "The Veil", one of the most delicate and exposed moments on her third studio album, Solstice, released in June via Reigning Phoenix Music.

Built around piano and voice, the track strips away the record's heavier textures to reveal an unguarded portrait of longing, perseverance, and the quiet pain of accepting what cannot be changed.

Directed and filmed by Jake Owens, the accompanying visual gives those emotions a dreamlike physical form. Lengths of flowing fabric rise, fall, and envelop Williams as she performs, creating a sense of movement suspended in time. Its restrained visual language mirrors the vulnerability of the music, allowing even the smallest gestures to resonate.

A.A. Williams reflects: "'The Veil' was always a bit of an outlier on Solstice, being the only stripped-back track on the record. A simple song, a song of trying your hardest, a song of yearning for change, a resignation to failure. This video matches the song's softness perfectly. It has a dreamlike quality that re-centres the meaning of the song for me, creating a hazy memory of a distant struggle. A gentle treatment of sorrowful moments, the delicately flowing material emphasises the vulnerability of the text with simple, quiet beauty".

The film's weightless appearance was achieved through an unusually tactile production process. Owens recorded Williams performing at double speed and shot at 60 frames per second, allowing the footage to be slowed by half while remaining synchronised with the song. Approximately 40 metres of fabric, five fans, a hair dryer, and a leaf blower were used to create the movement, with all effects captured live on camera rather than added digitally.

Owens explains: "The concept for the video came to me the first time I heard Solstice, something about this track jumped out as having potential for a cool music video. The pace of the song informed my idea that the video should be slow motion, with lots of dramatic movement from the various fabrics".

For more on Solstice, which has earned widespread acclaim for its balance of intimacy and intensity, follow the links HERE.

A.A. Williams returns to stages across the UK and Europe in support of Chelsea Wolfe. The second leg of The Dark World Tour kicks off on 21 November in Utrecht and includes stops in Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, Warsaw, Vienna, Paris, and London, among others. The full itinerary can be found below. Link