Relationships are rarely easy sailing. Storms will come, and the waves will crash violently agains the hull. Those aboard are then faced with a choice: to jump ship or endure for the long sea-bound haul ahead. Just as quickly, the clouds inevitably roll away to reveal baby blue sky as serene and calm as the watery depths below. Rachel Plating, known professionally as Van Plating, forges a story of two lovers nearly pulled undertow from the storm’s clutches. With her song and video “Too Late,” premiering today, she wades neck-deep into the raging sea herself to properly contextualize the push and pull. “So, tell me what’s wrong / Maybe I’ll get it right this time,” she observes, gazing out of the eyes of one lover to another.
