Ariana Fig taps into the melancholic, dreamy, and nostalgic moods of modern online connection with her latest single, “Weather App.” Written about the strange intimacy of checking in on someone through a weather app, the song blurs the lines between self-validation and unhealthy attachment. Fig, a singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario, channels her classical training into a genre-blending sound that’s both vulnerable and inventive.

Written during her first co-writing session with Emma Whale at the iconic Catherine North Studios, “Weather App” took shape on a rainy August evening. She worked with Sarah MacDougall, a long time collaborator of Fig‘s, who did the production and mixing on the track. Chris Wong later added guitar and bass tracks, helping to bring the emotional landscape of the song to life. Fig also layered her own violin playing into the track’s powerful bridge – a section she crafted to capture the heart-sinking realization that neither the narrator nor the subject of their affection will ever truly change.

1. Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically? 

I wrote this song from the perspective of online connection going too far. It’s about following someone’s every move by tracking their city via your weather app. I chose to make a music video for this song to really showcase the first few lines of the song “I added your city to my weather app, so I know to call when it rains”. The video highlights different locations within my hometown, and it plays up the role of an online stalker taking it a bit too far. 

2.What was the inspiration behind this video (visuals, storyline, etc.)? 

The inspiration behind this video was to showcase the downtown core of Hamilton and really make the viewer understand that the protagonist in this song would do anything to know what is going on in this person’s life. Even going to their city and visiting locations they know this person would go to. We filmed outside this motel to show the lengths this person would go to in order to learn more about the person they’re interested in. The storyline showcases me going to The Brain (a bar), running through a parking garage, outside on a walkway, and at the motel. All these locations signify tracking someone and bordering the lines between love and stalking. 

3.What was the process of making this video?

The process of making this video took some planning on my end and my director, Jamie Bouwman. We knew that we wanted it to feel authentic and like the viewer was with us, which is why a good majority of the video was filmed handheld. The video follows my footsteps, a key theme in the song. It was a very small team, just myself, my director, photographer and friend who acted as an assistant. It was very D.I.Y which speaks to my work as an independent artist.