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You Can’t Not Dance To Sinkane’s “Telephone”

The song’s video is all about getting lost in the groove.

January 12, 2017

"You must be alone/ Why else you calling on the phone?" Sinkane sings with disco heat on "Telephone," the second single from Life & Livin' It (out February 10 on City Slang). The song rushes in on an undeniably funky beat, and it seems only natural that its single-shot video follows this girl — Kelly Nakamura, a classically-trained ballerina — dancing her damn heart out through her apartment. It's honestly impossible not to groove to "Telephone," it's that addictive.

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"Dancing, repetition and fun are foundational elements of Sinkane," Sinkane told The FADER over email. "Bráulio [Amado, the video's director] understands this. I was inspired by the fun Instagram videos my friend Cherie posts of herself and her friend Lizzy losing themselves and dancing to '90s club hits in their room. I recorded myself dancing to this song on my phone and sent it to Bráulio. I do this kind of thing a lot. Especially after getting out of the shower. You all should try it. It'll change your life."