Hot on the heels of a No. 1 iTunes debut, “American Idol” season 9 winner Lee DeWyze has released a video for the title track to his latest album, “Paranoia,” premiering exclusively on Variety (watch it above).
Shot in black and white, the moody clip features the Illinois native at the piano. An accomplished songwriter, DeWyze, who is signed to Kobalt, following the company’s acquisition of Songs Music Publishing, had previously seen his song “The Breakdown” showcased in a key scene in Showtime’s “Shameless.”
“Paranoia was the first song that I wrote for this record which essentially set the tone for the rest of the album,” he tells Variety. “I wanted to carry that feeling and emotion through in this live performance video. Since I played the piano on the album, I chose to play piano for this particular performance which is really a first for me live. The song...
Shot in black and white, the moody clip features the Illinois native at the piano. An accomplished songwriter, DeWyze, who is signed to Kobalt, following the company’s acquisition of Songs Music Publishing, had previously seen his song “The Breakdown” showcased in a key scene in Showtime’s “Shameless.”
“Paranoia was the first song that I wrote for this record which essentially set the tone for the rest of the album,” he tells Variety. “I wanted to carry that feeling and emotion through in this live performance video. Since I played the piano on the album, I chose to play piano for this particular performance which is really a first for me live. The song...
- 5/17/2018
- by Michele Amabile Angermiller
- Variety Film + TV
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