NEW VIDEO BY ETHEREAL DREAM POP ARTIST SHIPS IN THE NIGHT “INSIDE” | FROM PROTECTION SPELLS ALBUM OUT NOW
METROPOLIS RECORDS
“Inside” is the latest music video by Ships In The Night, the ethereal darkwave project of Alethea Leventhal. Renowned for her distinctive electronic production technique and delicate yet mesmerising voice, Ships in the Night creates dark pop songs that feel both intimate and cinematic.
Included on the 2025 album Protection Spells, a bold and powerful collection informed by trauma, magic, darkness and hope, ‘Inside’ balances opposing forces of stillness and tension, vulnerability and resolve. The video for it is a glimpse into a world of transformation, with creatures hatching, plants unfurling, and everything growing and finding its way.
“This song is about looking for feelings of safety and comfort in a world that is out of our control,” explains Leventhal. “It’s about finding places where you can just exist and be yourself. It’s about nurturing community, lifting up queer spaces and reaching for utopia.”
Leventhal’s brand of immersive and elegant electronic dream pop has earned her a devoted following over the last decade, exploring themes of memory, longing, and transformation that draw listeners into a world that is enveloped in shadows yet glowing with light. ‘Protection Spells’ is a set of incantations written by this sorceress of sound that are intended to inspire strength, focus and change in grim times.
The next Ships In The Night live show will take place on 27th June as part of NYC Pride at Pianos on the Lower East Side.
Ships In The Night
Protection Spells
(Metropolis Records)
Release Date: May 2, 2025
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