Premiere: Kara Frazier seeks redemption in ‘Deliver Me’ video

The act of purging the past is ritualistic in nature. It takes great wisdom to know when it’s time to step out of the shadow of tragedy, of misery, of enormous ruin to reclaim your self-worth and a new identity. The torment will never go away; you just make more room for it in your heart. In the age of #MeToo, sexual assault survivors are finally, finally being believed, and their trauma and stories are taking center stage in the conversation and truly changing the world. We still have a long way to go soldier, but we’re much further along than we were just 12 months ago. A soul-pop singer and songwriter in Nashville, Kara Frazier doesn’t dwell on her own harrowing past, necessarily, but she wields that crumbling ache as a sword to confront it and destroy it once and for all.

“Deliver Me” merges torch balladeering with bluesy stomps and brilliant, twinkling piano chords to shock the heart. The cathedral-worthy song, produced by the Grammy-winning Shannon Sanders, known for his work with India.Arie, John Legend, Rissi Palmer and countless others, permits Frazier to shed the shackles of years gone by for a vivacious and powerful existence, stepping out of the darkness and swallowing all the toxicity that used to pin her down. “I relate to ‘Deliver Me’ because in a weird way, I look up to the song. I’m proud that it’s an extension of myself. It doesn’t compromise to fit a specific mold, and it talks about a real struggle of finding freedom from demons of your past,” she tells B-Sides & Badlands, premiering the lush, cinematic music video today.

The clip rushes along the greenery of the countryside, from the cool, crisp waters of a mountain creek through the gently-sweeping overlying branches. Frazier climbs over the craggy rocks and the dirt to find forgiveness within her self, collecting the shards of her being that she had long forgotten, and she eventually has just enough courage to extricate the past from the present in one monstrous shove. “My identity as an artist and songwriter is simple: to use the things I’ve been through to make a difference. [This song] speaks to some very real struggles I’ve gone through in my personal and family life. Sonically, it provides a unique genre blend and landscape of sound, which I love because it caters to my eclectic taste in music,” she says. “I am a strong advocate and supporter of organizations that help women, men and children out of sex trafficking and victims of assault. I think it can help a lot of people.”

“Deliver Me,” directed by Tadiko Vdo and co-starring A’ron Rebel, painted up in tribal patterns, is a visually extraordinary piece and brushed with vibrant hues of natural colors and light peeking through the earth’s towering foliage. “Our main goal with this visual was to incorporate the feeling of being held down or followed by something and fighting to break free,” explains Frazier, whose voice scorches as hot as the sun’s core. “Tadiko took this simple thought and transformed it into a living, breathing visual. I couldn’t be happier with what we created. Lots of hard work, sweat and even blood went into the making of the video, much like what we go through to find freedom in our lives, and I’m hopeful it resonates with someone’s story out there.”

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