Video: Neil Frances, ‘Head Straight’ (feat. St. Panther)

Kevin Bronson on June 6th, 2023

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In kind of a match made in a poolside DJ booth, L.A. duo Neil Frances have teamed up with polymath St. Panther on a new track.

On “Head Straight,” St. Panther’s motormouth vocals play tag with Neil Frances’ bass groove and squelchy synths for three minutes of sheer escapism.

“We’ve been fans of St. Panther ever since hearing ‘Highway’ back in 2020,” the duo (Jordan Feller and Marc Gilfry) explain. “”By chance, we went on tour with their bassist, and he helped us make the connection. I’m so grateful we’ve had the opportunity to work with Dani. We wrote ‘Head Straight’ during our first session together. The song came together faster than any other song we’ve written. Dani immediately locked in with this flow that danced around the bassline. Marc wrote the hook, and the mixture of Marc and Dani’s vocals during the hook is pure magic. I wanted the song to feel like something you’d hear in a Guy Ritchie or Tarantino heist film. Either the montage scene at the start of the movie or the moment they all pile into the getaway car.”

A pooch named Kiko “Keeks” Wuilloud stars in the video, so there’s that as well.

Having released a handful of singles last year (including “High”), Neil Frances is at work on their sophomore album. St. Panther (Daniela Bojorges-Giraldo) has been busy as a collaborator — including with NIMMO on the single “When I’m With You,” with Raven Artson on “Dusk or Dawn” and with Chrystel on “Así Así.”

Note: Original post corrected to fix spelling of Neil Frances.

||| Watch: The video for “Head Straight”