MusicFirst LookShamir – If It Wasn't TrueExclusive: The Las Vegas artist shares a tripped-out homemade video for his plushy nu-disco trackShareLink copied ✔️March 31, 2014MusicFirst LookTextJazz Monroe Williamsburg label Godmode specialises in cassettes, vinyl and photobooks for NY up-and-comers like noise-punks Yvette. Now the grassroots imprint reveals a glitchy video for “If It Wasn’t True”, further cementing the prodigy status of 19-year-old Las Vegas singer Shamir Bailey. Shot by Shamir with Anthony Sylvester editing, the clip treats cute hometapes with goofy fisheye and chop-up effects that suit the song’s bedroom-disco stylings to a T. It’s a freeform assortment of twerking headstands, foam-beard fun and Las Vegas neon, all intercut with fabulous house party hijinks that echo ’80s Manhattan loft culture. Appropriately, the music itself follows the lineage of NYC disco and DFA – all semidissonant pulses tickled by antsy snares and hi-hats – as Shamir’s sinuous vocal vogues down memory lane. “Love Me?!” reads the teen’s Twitter bio. He didn’t need to ask. "If It Wasn't True" is out now on the Godmode compilation COMMON INTERESTS WERE NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP US TOGETHER Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shootBjörk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authoritiesZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney IB Kamara on branching out into musicEnter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day festWho are H.LLS? Get to know London’s anonymous alt-R&B trioTaylor Swift has lost her grip with The Life of a Showgirl ‘Cold Lewisham nights’: Behind the scenes at Jim Legxacy’s debut UK tour All the pettiest pop beefs of 2025Has the algorithm killed music discovery? What went down at Fari Islands Festival