Luke Hemmings gets lost in translation in the cinematic “Shakes” video.

The melancholy tone Luke Hemmings' latest solo single “Shakes” culminates in an emotional storm in the song's new music video.

Directed by George Gallardo, the 'Shakes' video was shot in Bogota, Colombia with cinematic influences at the core of the shoot. Like when Hemmings recreates moments of loneliness from Sofia Coppola It gets lost in translation. He is alone in hotel rooms overlooking the vast city, but also surrounded by people in airports and elevators.

The video captures what Hemmings recently described Rolling rock as his “existential, childlike wonder.” Boyhis upcoming EP out April 26th. As the first single, “Shakes” sets the scene with subtle reminders of his youth: tiny toy animals arranged in a circle, a toddler gazing adoringly into the sky, small hands wrapped around a PlayStation 2 Controller.

Hemmings is lost in memory and melancholy throughout the video before—at a certain point—the camera registers a shift back to reality. It's subtle, just a quick movement of his eyes marking a new presence in the moment. But it's all part of a larger visual narrative that Hemmings will weave Boy.

“There will be other videos along with this one. It's all connected,” Hemmings shared in the exclusive interview. He pursued a similar goal with his first solo album outside of 2021's 5 Seconds of Summer When we face the things we turn away from. “I tried to do that on the first album and we did a good job, but I think on this one you kind of get lost in it a little bit,” he explained. “It feels more like an all-encompassing world, and I was really striving for that.”

While drawing the visual direction for Boy — a process Hemmings says began before the songs themselves were completed — the musician is drawn to film imagery such as It gets lost in translation and Win Wenders Paris, Texas. “Even before the songs were fully done, we had a good idea of ​​how they felt and I made a big bridge from my references,” added Hemmings. “Things where, obviously, I'm the star, but the background is also a star in it. The landscape is very much a part of it.”