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VIDEO PREMIERE: Youthfire's 'Lift Me Up' Video Is Painstakingly Beautiful

Staff Writer

"I hand drew every frame, and by every frame I mean EVERY frame, which took three months of solid drawing."

You know those people that are just so damn talented it seems unfair? Yeah, well, that seems to be the case with Youthfire.

Not only has Youthfire — aka Stephen Carmichael — released the brand new track, Lift Me Up, he's also animated the video clip himself as part of a collaboration with Sloe Motion.

"I hand drew every frame, and by every frame I mean EVERY frame, which took three months of solid drawing. I would finish work and draw until 11pm Monday to Thursday," says Carmichael. 

"Friday to Sunday I would draw from when I woke up to when I went to sleep. One weekend I did so many drawings that I actually hurt my neck and couldn't move it for a week. But we got there in the end!"

The Music are stoked to be premiering the clip today. Check it out, it's too beautiful not to.

Youthfire is playing at Ding Dong Lounge on 24 Nov as part of Melbourne Music Week. Tickets are on sale now, head to theGuide for more info.

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