‘Inside’ is the latest music video by Ships In The Night, the ethereal darkwave project of Alethea Leventhal. Renowned for her distinctive electronic production technique and delicate yet mesmerising voice, Ships in the Night creates dark pop songs that feel both intimate and cinematic.
Included on the 2025 album ‘Protection Spells’, a bold and powerful collection informed by trauma, magic, darkness and hope, ‘Inside’ balances opposing forces of stillness and tension, vulnerability and resolve. The video for it is a glimpse into a world of transformation, with creatures hatching, plants unfurling and everything growing and finding its way.
“This song is about looking for feelings of safety and comfort in a world that is out of our control,” explains Leventhal. “It’s about finding places where you can just exist and be yourself. It’s about nurturing community, lifting up queer spaces and reaching for utopia.”
The next Ships In The Night live show will take place on 27th June as part of NYC Pride at Pianos on the Lower East Side. Tickets are available HERE.
SHIPS IN THE NIGHT | Protection Spells album cover artwork
PROTECTION SPELLS
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(Metropolis Records)
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“Infused with a dreamy yet subtly mysterious atmosphere, this is a graceful, soothing record that gently draws the listener in and introduces us to a truly gifted artist”
SIDE-LINE
“A soundtrack for emotional resilience. Darkly luminescent, emotionally sophisticated, it weaves ritual, atmosphere, and pop songwriting into a cohesive spell”
CHAIN D.L.K.
“An eminently listenable song-driven electropop and witchy darkwave record with a broad pop appeal, brimming with a likeable and unshowy charisma. Buy it”
I DIE:YOU DIE
Leventhal’s brand of immersive and elegant electronic dream pop has earned her a devoted following over the last decade, exploring themes of memory, longing and transformation that draw listeners into a world that is enveloped in shadows yet glowing with light. ‘Protection Spells’ is a set of incantations written by this sorceress of sound that are intended to inspire strength, focus and change in grim times.
SHIPS IN THE NIGHT | Alethea Leventhal Inside video still
