Music / First 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 MOREWhy listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online10 musicians to watch in 202610 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsZukovstheworld on the UK Ug scene: ‘It’s modern pop music’The only tracks you need to hear from December 2025