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Ballerini has "Two Things" on her mind

Friday, September 20, 2024 – Kelsea Ballerini releases a song and video today for "Two Things," a yearning song that explores the ways opposing emotions can create their own gravitational pull.

"Two Things" is on Ballerini's forthcoming "Patterns" disc, out Oct. 25 on Black River Records.

"I've learned it's in the nuance of real love," said Ballerini. "You can't understand how incredibly angry or hurt someone can make you, while at the same time, the ability to forgive and move towards healing that can be present. And that is a reality that goes both ways, too. You can also make someone so angry or hurt, and they can find forgiveness and desire in the midst of it."

Filmed on location in New York City and somewhere far more bucolic, the clip also balances urban sidewalk cafes, the curb outside the boutique Carlyle hotel, city traffic and the bed in a luxurious suite with giant trees, a back road, small towns and a humble, almost homey feeling bedroom. The video was directed by P. Tracy, whose work includes clips from Halsey, Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne + Yungblud, the diffused light and languid cuts create a visual mirror to the video's and song's own slow coming to clarity.

"This song embodies the intensity of a crossroads moment in a relationship, it's full of duality and mixed emotions," Ballerini said. "I love that Patrick felt that, too, and created a palette and action that is more low impact but represents all of those feelings. Plus, who doesn't want to sit in a sunflower field in the middle of New York?!"

Again working with collaborator/co-producer Alysa Vanderheym, "Patterns" saw Ballerini use an all-girl approach. The disc startede with a songwriting retreat with Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Hillary Lindsey, GRAMMY Songwriter of the Year nominee Jessie Jo Dillon and Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild.


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