{"id":64765,"date":"2020-09-01T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T09:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=64765"},"modified":"2020-09-01T10:53:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T09:53:16","slug":"blanks-favorite-nightmare-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/09\/blanks-favorite-nightmare-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Blanks&#8217; &#8216;Favorite Nightmare&#8217; Is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>YouTuber turned pop artist Blanks has dropped the new music video for the track \u2018Favorite Nightmare\u2019 and just like his previous releases he has put his own stamp on it!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taken from his \u2018cheap sodas and ice cream kisses\u2019, \u2018Favourite Nightmare\u2019 is an Eighties influenced number layered with an electronic drumbeat, funky bass and lush synths\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice the \u2018blink and you\u2019ll miss it\u2019 mise-en-scene including the book titled \u201cWhat Are You Doing With Your Life?\u201d resting next to the alarm clock on the bedside table and the cleverly chosen times on the phone screen including 4:20pm. The direction from Johan Verhoeven combined with Scott Dancy\u2019s editing allows the viewer to follow Blanks on every part of his adventure from cruising a in 1973 red Mercedes-Benz 450 SL to waking up abruptly to check the condition of his white Fender electric guitar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chorus is written in such a way that it is the perfect singalong especially in a live gig setting and with the dance routine being uncomplicated and fun it is the full pop package complete with Blanks\u2019 clear melodic voice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, Blanks is a creative individual who has a strong understanding of both music and film which has allowed him to follow his concept for \u2018Favourite Nightmare\u2019 with a quality cast and crew helping bring it to life. The perfect anthem to conclude the summer of 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u2018Favourite Nightmare\u2019 is out now and taken from Blanks\u2019 debut EP \u2018\u2018cheap sodas and ice cream kisses\u2019. In addition, Blanks will perform a headline show on Tuesday 11<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> May 2021 at Colours Hoxton, London, United Kingdom. Tickets are priced at \u00a316.50 each and are available now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketweb.uk\/event\/blanks-colours-hoxton-tickets\/10101365?pl=colours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/usKq0Luqy8k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTuber turned pop artist Blanks has dropped the new music video for the track \u2018Favourite Nightmare\u2019 and just like his previous releases he has put his own stamp on it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":64766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,21453,21445,21446,640],"tags":[24325,25954,77,370,1945,18471,71],"class_list":["post-64765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","category-videos","tag-blanks","tag-favorite-nightmare","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-polly-havelock","tag-youtube"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-gQB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64689,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/08\/blanks-releases-the-earworm-that-is-favorite-nightmare\/","url_meta":{"origin":64765,"position":0},"title":"Blanks Releases The Earworm That Is &#8216;Favorite Nightmare&#8217;","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"24\/08\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Blanks has released the absolute earworm that is 'Favourite Nightmare', in conjunction with his debut EP - which collects all his best-loved hits so far.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Press-cheap-sodas-and-ice-cream-kisses.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Press-cheap-sodas-and-ice-cream-kisses.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Press-cheap-sodas-and-ice-cream-kisses.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Press-cheap-sodas-and-ice-cream-kisses.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Press-cheap-sodas-and-ice-cream-kisses.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":85862,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/03\/we-speak-with-stewart-taylor-about-new-single-nightmares-and-his-live-as-a-musical-artist\/","url_meta":{"origin":64765,"position":1},"title":"We Speak With Stewart Taylor About New Single, &#8216;Nightmares&#8217; And His Live As A Musical Artist","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"07\/03\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"You'll have read our review of Stewart Taylor's latest single, 'Nightmares'. 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