Video premiere: MILCK, ‘Ready’

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Singer-songwriter-activist Connie Lim calls her new EP as MILCK “a heroine’s journey of leaving a long-term committed relationship in order to seek out the truth that was burning a hole within.”

On “Into Gold,” which came out Friday, she dissects that voyage in five intensely personal pop songs, produced by Grammy-winning James Ryan Ho (aka Malay, who has worked with Frank Ocean, Sam Smith, Lykke Li, Alicia Keys), along with Ido Zmishlany, Wayne Miller and the artist herself. MILCK goes on to suggest listening to the EP backwards to understand the full chronology — “Into Gold,” after all, kicks off with the aspirational anthem “If I Ruled the World.” To get to that place, you have to have your head on straight.

“Inner peace begets outer peace,” MILCK says. “I’ve realized in my journey that the only way to bring change into this world is by first healing and respecting myself. And I hope my music is the soundtrack to each gentle rebel’s journey towards becoming the change he/she/they wants to see in the world.”

The midpoint of the EP, “Ready,” finds MILCK emerging from the haze of the demise of a relationship, ready for takeoff. “I found myself healing and not only becoming open to loving again, but proudly declaring my willingness to be in love,” she says. “No longer do I need to play it cool and let the man make the move. I wanted this jam to be a song where people can really embody the brave vulnerability it takes to shout from the rooftops: ‘I’m ready for love.’”

As part of the EP’s rollout, the artist is releasing an avant-garde video for each of the tracks, with the final three coming out this week. They’re all directed by Millicent Hailes.

||| Watch: The video for “Ready”

||| Also: Watch the videos for “Gold” and “If I Ruled the World”

||| Also: Stream “Into Gold” in its entirety

||| Live: MILCK performs two shows March 4 at the Hotel Café. Tickets.

||| Previously: “If I Ruled the World,” “A Little Peace,” “Oh My My (What a Life)” “Quiet”