- 2025-01-07
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MUSIC
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Albertine Sarges Releases New Song “Girl Missing”
Berlin-based singer-songwriter Albertine Sarges will release her upcoming sophomore album “Girl Missing” on February 21, 2025 via Moshi Moshi Records.
The album is her first body of work in four years since the 2021 album “The Sticky Fingers” and comprises 13 songs, featuring a guest appearance from Dena & Daniel Nentwig.
From the album, she unveiled the title track along with a music video on January 7, 2025.
The song is the fifth single off of the album. It was written by Albertine Sarges, Nathan Vanderpool, and Sebastian Eppner.
Albertine Sarges said of the song, “'Girl Missing' has taken a few forms. At first it was a slow ballad, then an obnoxious prog song with drastic changes in time signature. At some point we agreed on a ballad version with strings.”- She explained about the video, “A few months ago, I received an email from a Hong Kong-based film production team that had recently moved to Berlin. They asked if I had any video projects in the works. I sent them Girl Missing, a song inspired by a deeply personal and sorrowful story from my life. Up until then, I had only melancholic ideas for the video.”
She continued, “However, the Hong Kong team, now enjoying the relative freedom and democracy of Berlin, had a completely different take on the song. Instead of focusing solely on abandonment, they envisioned a story of breaking free—like a Free Willy moment, but set in a 14th-century monastery. Remarkably, the concept is rooted in a true story: a nun in the 14th century faked her own death to escape the cloister.” -
She added, “The shoot took place on a freezing pre-Christmas weekend in Schillerpark, Wedding. With the shortest days of the year and a tight budget, we made do with dim light and damp park benches as makeshift dressing rooms. A hot water bottle was passed around to keep us warm. Despite the challenging conditions, the team worked tirelessly to create a slightly surreal escape spectacle, where I played two roles: the nun who stays and the nun who leaves.” - source : Apple Music
