The iconic Swedish tough-chick sing-rapper Neneh Cherry made a grand return earlier this year with her Four Tet-produced album Blank Project, and she’s already made videos for its songs “Everything” and the Robyn collab “Out Of The Black.” “Spit Three Times” is a sort of slow-burning depression anthem from the album, and its new video, directed by Bafic, is a more stripped-back affair, showing Cherry surrounded by strings of roses or singing to herself in the back of a car. It works, mostly because Cherry has a rare level of presence.

Cherry writes:

Bafic picked up on the intimate nature of my lyrics in this song. When I wrote it, I had been through a terrible trauma in my life (my mother passed away suddenly, which literally broke my heart and took me down down down into a huge black hole of despair). I am being very specific when I talk about the “black dog,” which was Winston Churchill’s name for his dark depressions. I am a fighter and I fought back from the edge of hell. Bafic captures this fight with his imagery, especially the flowers and the long motorway (freeway) underpass shots. I am very proud of this simple yet effective little short film. It means a heck of a lot to me personally.

[Edited 12/8/14 22:00pm]

Neneh's tour dates for the new year.

Note: She's playing her first NYC date ever on Jan 9th!

January

4 - Ramsgate, UK @ Ramsgate Music Hall
5 - Ramsgate, UK @ Ramsgate Music Hall
9 – New York, US @ Highline Ballroom w/ RocketNumberNine
24 - Brighton, UK @ The Prince Albert
25 - Brighton, UK @ The Prince Albert
28 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
29 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
30 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3

February

28 - Perth, AU @ Pert Festival

March

3 – Wellington, NZ @ James Cabaret
4 – Auckland, NZ @ Festival Club at Paradiso Spiegeltent
6 - Melbourne, AU @ Arts Centre Melbourne
7 – Meredith, AU @ Golden Plains
8 – Adelaide, AU @ WOMADelaid
11 - Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House