Taste Test: Ellen Krauss buzzes on unrequited love with new video, ‘On the Bus’

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Unrequited love is one of the worst aches you can ever experience. You’re heart has swollen three times its normal size, and your cheeks flush blood-red at just the thought of kisses in the rain. Synth-pop newcomer Ellen Krauss plucks her multi-colored heartstrings as she navigates the waters of young adoration, sticky with promise and a thrill she could never have anticipated. “On the Bus,” accompanied with a vibrant, scrapbook of a visual, directed by the ever-talented Gemma Yin, wrangles the full array of her unwieldy emotions. Acoustic at the base, but quickly zip-lining with a creamy, gooey beat, the brisk wind-swept tune encompasses both the intoxication and the melancholy of a love that’ll never bloom. “I won’t show you my scars, no,” she sings, sweetly and delicately wrapping herself up to ward off any ill feelings. But the sting is potent, nonetheless.

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