MusicFirst LookWatch DENA's balmy Summer Doesn't Mean A Thing videoThe Berlin-based pop-rapper doesn't let summertime sadness get her downShareLink copied ✔️July 16, 2014MusicFirst LookTextChris MandlePhotographyKatharina Poblotzki DENA's Flash was a dazzling record: sparks of hip hop, R&B and pop rubbing against each other to capture moments of love, heartache and young adulthood. In the video for "Summer Doesn't Mean A Thing", she chattily confides on the absence of her summer lover while staring out at the sky on the beach and slowly splashing her ankles in the pool. Damn, she misses their Insta game too – “Pictures that we used to take/Vintage filter everything" – as ice creams melt into dribbling puddles like a messy sugar rush starting to fade. But DENA's not for sulking, with the faintest flash of a grin here and there. She may have a case of summertime sadness, but she styles it out like a pro. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘It’s spiritual warfare’: Bricknasty are fighting for Dublin’s precariatBABYMETAL: The ‘little girls’ who shaped a generation of metal musicThis new short film embodies the spirit of MasqueradesThe only tracks you need to hear from October 2025The UK Music Video Award winners are hereKelly Lee Owens’ guide to a good night outAccorParcels’ Jules Crommelin: ‘This isn’t just a tour, it’s life’ Dazed Mix: Jennifer WaltonBillie Eilish calls out billionaires: ‘No hate, but give your money away’In pictures: KATSEYE get spicy at debut UK showSlew’s dream night out? Stupidity and ‘special water’ Exclusive BTS images of PinkPantheress and JT’s latest music video