Further proof that Nashville, Tennessee offers much more than air-brushed radio-friendly country music.

Illustrator Cory Basil and Texan singer-songwriter Amanda Shires have teamed up to create an engaging video for Amanda’s song from her latest album Carrying Lightning.

Amanda’s only request was that the film must have a blue bird whose heart beat red. Cory says the the colour red represents danger, while blue signifies hope to carry on

I’m a sucker for these animated films and I really like the childlike simplicity of the drawings here.

You can read my review of Amanda Shires’ album here.