ANOHNI and the Johnsons - SCAPEGOAT

Songs of the year 2023 Mojo From the new album MY BACK WAS A BRIDGE FOR YOUR TO CROSS Cast (in order of appearance): Helen Bishop Olivia Bailey Leonardo Benozzi-Vogrig Kendra Aaron Sophie Bradley Director: Sara Hegarty Director of Photography: Justin Mills Art Director: Barbara Hegarty Assistant Producer: Ella Hegarty Assistant Camera: Marco Benozzi Special Thanks: Amanda Chavez-Garcia “SCAPEGOAT“ depicts a young woman contained in isolation, who retreats within her mind to a pastoral world where a mandate of care protects her, and she is free to express joy, wonderment and relief. The video asks whether such a society is within reach. The song “SCAPEGOAT”, cowritten with producer Jimmy Hogarth, articulates the crisis experienced by those caught in cycles of persecution, lyrically interweaving the voice of a perpetrator with an omniscient perspective, perhaps of Nature Herself, as She watches on, holding empathic space for the und