via YouTube / CHVRCHESMusic / NewsWatch Kristen Stewart's intimate music video for ChvrchesIt's her third directorial effortShareLink copied ✔️April 30, 2017MusicNewsTextCharlie Brinkhurst-Cuff We've already explained why, despite the haters, we think Kristen Stewart is one of our greatest living actors and creatives. With the release of the full music video for Scottish electro-pop band Chvurches track “Down Side of Me”, which she directed, all we can say is that we told you so. After putting out a teaser a couple of weeks ago, the video for “Down Side of Me” (a song which first appeared on Chvurches 2015 album Every Open Eye) was made public on Friday. The video revolves around intimate close ups of anguished eyes and hands covered in black pen letters which create an emotive aesthetic that compliments the slow, sweet burn of the song. It follows on from Stewart's previous directorial efforts, 2014's “Sage + The Saints: Take Me to the South” and this January's short, “Come Swim”. As part of an upcoming vinyl compilation in support of Planned Parenthood, featuring work from musicians such as Björk, St Vincent, Sleater-Kinney, Sharon Von Etten and Mitski, at the time of writing the video has already had more than 40,000 views. Planned Parenthood have been under strain since Trump's election, and in March, the president said he would strip the funding unless they stopped providing terminations, but the group refused outright, stating that critical services were “non negotiable”. In a statement, the collective behind the compilation, 7-inches, said: “Lawmakers with extreme views are working hard to shut down Planned Parenthood. If they succeed, millions of Americans will lose access to basic health services, including STD testing and treatment, birth control, and life-saving cancer screenings.” Watch the full video below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREHow Bad Bunny became a political iconXG: The Japanese ‘X-pop’ group who want to change historyThe North FaceWhat went down at The North Face’s Red Box event with Loyle Carner Inside Johnnie Walker’s Sabrina Carpenter-inspired Grammys weekendIn pictures: Taiwan’s spiritual temple ravesListen to Sissy Misfit’s essential afters playlistAddison Rae, KATSEYE and more attend Spotify’s pre-Grammys bashICE Out, the Grammys, and the fight for cultural power in the USGrammys 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s awardsThe only tracks you need to hear from January 2026This new event series aims to bring spirituality back to live musicMargo XS on the sound of transness: ‘Malleable, synthetic and glossy’Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy