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A forest. A girl dressed all in white. Lanterns swinging from trees, hovering like fireflies. These sound like the elements of a fairytale, but in the hands of Metacara<\/a>, they’re the ingredients of\u00a0something far more sinister.<\/p>\n

Both Kyla Rae, the vocalist of the electronic outfit, and Vegas Gold, who provides beats and production, appear\u00a0in Metacara’s video for “Hornets.” Kyla starts the video in a dreamy setting; she’s alone in a dark forest, walking among lights hanging eerily from the trees\u00a0while she\u00a0sings. But, foreboding synths\u00a0hint the scene is actually a nightmare. Soon, the lightbulbs break, Kyla’s face contorts into a scream and back, and she’s joined by a group of dancers from the Pitt Hip-Hop Dance Crew.<\/a> “Come with me to a dark place,” she beckons, as they surround her. Distorted echoes of her own voice and wobbling bass add to the dream-like feeling of the video. As she and the dancers weave between the swinging lights, Vegas watches from a distance.<\/p>\n

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The two met while Kyla attended the University of Pittsburgh, and Vegas asked her to contribute vocals to a few of his beats. Their combination of delicate, jazzy\u00a0vocals and gloomy, heavy beats complemented each other well, creating a smooth, spacey sound\u00a0that was\u00a0also soulful.\u00a0Last May, they recorded their EP,\u00a0Stone Love<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Check out the video for “Hornets” below.<\/p>\n