04-07-2025
Feature Video: Cosmo's Midnight - Hold On (Young Heart)
This week's Feature Video from Aussie electronic brothers Cosmo's Midnight dances through uncertainty and reminds our younger selves that everything will be alright.
'Hold On (Young Heart)' is Cosmo's Midnight's (a.k.a. Cosmo and Patrick Liney individually!) first release since their last album Stop Thinking Start Feeling— and what better way to mark the occasion than with an epic dance-fuelled music video directed by Renée Kyrpriotis in their hometown of Sydney. Featuring principal dancers Emily Kenmare and Robin Chen, the clip showcases flowing, joyous choreography performed across some cult Sydney locations (Haymarket's Prince Centre, we see you!) during the city's golden hours.
Renée says that this music video feels like her own personal love letter to Sydney. 'Since moving back after many years, I have grown more in love with this place I now call home' she explains. 'My interpretation of the song's meaning inspired me to capture that feeling of uncertainty when growing up, and the beauty in that period of your life. The art you create (whether it be dance or music or anything in between), can be a guiding light in that change.'
'Working with both dancers was a truly rewarding experience, there was a childlike wonder in their performances which felt so genuine to me' adds Renee. 'I was adamant that we had to shoot at golden hour, but it had been raining all week leading up to the shoot. It felt like someone was looking out for us though, because as soon as Trudi (DOP) and I got up onto that rooftop the sky just opened up for us and we were able to capture some of the most beautifully intimate shots.'
Pat says that whilst writing Hold On, he kept thinking about dance as an extension of how music is experienced— physical, emotional, and instinctive. He describes finding the clip's dancers Emily and Robin as a moment of kismet. 'I was walking my dog through Burwood Park, listening to the demo, and seeing Em dancing on the amphitheatre stage with this effortless, expressive style… I went up and said hi, and basically asked her on the spot if she'd be up for bringing what I'd been imagining for the music video to life. She brought in her friend Robin. Both of them are incredible dancers and choreographers who specialise in house, and along with our friend Renée who directed and produced the video, it all just clicked.
'We wanted to capture that feeling of connection and joy that comes from dancing with others, especially in those spontaneous, communal spaces like the one just outside my front door.
'In a way, this song is meant to be moved to.'
