The video continues with Smith daydreaming about his love interest, balancing vibrant summertime cliches alongside the emotional impact of quarantine. Behind him are posters with “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” written on them. The video shifts to a shot of Smith sitting alone in his room with a mask on. This speaks to Smith’s overall artistic lens, but also how his vision and brand have had to transform throughout this specific time period. As he drives through a technicolored Malibu, the video is filled with chromatic hues of pink and blue, a familiar motif in Smith’s sunset-driven aesthetic. The video for “Cabin Fever” begins with Smith alone on a beach. Smith has stated that “Cabin Fever” was his “version of a quarantine love song,” thereby reflecting on the impact the pandemic has on the content of music overall. Similarly, “Cabin Fever” signals the inevitability of the changing reality of romance and social interactions as a whole during a pandemic. Music, regardless of genre, naturally lends itself to introspection, and projects created during a pandemic feel increasingly more sanguine. Whether it be through the influx of music and videos that are produced from home or spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on coronavirus tests, the music industry has had to recalibrate. The music industry in particular has already had to reckon with aspects of the pandemic, regardless of the music’s overarching theme. With that collective and albeit stubborn realization comes a slow change in artistic content. Now nearly six months later, after this summer has solidified itself as an anomaly, it is clear that the pandemic is here to stay. At the start of quarantine, a typical summer seemed well in reach. “Future Nostalgia” was a sentimental blend of disco and pop that begged for physical interactions - an album that was subsequently enjoyed from the privacy of our own homes. Similarly, Dua Lipa released her second studio album, “Future Nostalgia,” on March 27, coinciding perfectly with the start of quarantine. Meg Thee Stallion released her third EP, “SUGA,” on March 6, featuring self-empowered and resilient tracks such as “Savage” and “B.I.T.C.H.” that promised an aura of carefree summertime confidence. The spring of this year brought the release of upbeat music that ordinarily, would effortlessly solidify a soundtrack for the summer. “Cabin Fever” is indicative of the way in which the pandemic is being experienced and explored through the production of music. In particular, rapper Jaden Smith approached his own artistic processing of the pandemic by releasing the single “Cabin Fever,” a bright and tender reflection of missing someone during a period of isolation.
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Within the wake of a pandemic lies a summer full of loss and pain, something that is subsequently explored by artists across all mediums. As the pandemic continues to solidify its place within the world, it maintains its hold on the ability to physically be with one another. Mainly by thinking it’s still early June when it is in fact mid-August. As the end of summer approaches, I find myself feeling lost in time.
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