Audrey Hobert Drops 'Phoebe' Video, Her Latest Visual From Debut LP

Audrey Hobert released a self-directed video for "Phoebe" on Monday, the latest visual pulled from her 2025 debut album Who's the Clown? The clip follows the singer-songwriter through the beach, the mountains, and a redwood forest on her own.

What did Hobert say about the song?

At one of three sold-out New York shows last week, Hobert prefaced a live performance of "Phoebe" by admitting the track carries unusual weight for her. She told the crowd she sometimes cries during it. The anecdote helps explain why the fan and artist favorite waited months for its own video, even as Who's the Clown? continued to spawn clips.

How does this fit her album rollout?

Hobert has paced the visual rollout of Who's the Clown? deliberately since the LP arrived in early 2025. She has self-directed every video released from the project so far, including:

• "Silver Jubilee"
• "Sex and the City"
• "Thirst Trap"
• "Phoebe"

The slow-drip approach mirrors the touring arc that supported the record, with Hobert taking album material to three high-profile television sets in succession: NPR's Tiny Desk, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. On the Fallon stage, she twirled through "Chateau" in what became her most-watched late-night set to date.

What does the "Phoebe" clip show?

The new video is largely solitary. Hobert walks, sings, and pauses alone across three distinct outdoor locations: a shoreline, a high-elevation ridge, and an old-growth forest. The pacing leaves room for the song's reflective lyrics to carry the visual. There is no choreographed ensemble, no cameo, and no obvious narrative turn — just the artist and a series of landscapes.

Why has the album connected?

Who's the Clown? arrived in early 2025 and has generated a steady stream of word-of-mouth favorites, with "Phoebe" emerging as one of the most-requested tracks at Hobert's recent shows. Her three New York dates last week all sold out, a marker of momentum that preceded the video release. Hobert has not announced a second album, but the continuing release of self-directed clips suggests she is still building out the visual world of her debut.

The Phoebe video lands as Hobert sits in the strongest commercial position of her young career: a debut LP in the market, three late-night television bookings behind her, and a New York audience large enough to clear three consecutive nights. Expect the self-directed visual cadence to continue as long as the Who's the Clown? cycle keeps producing material worth filming.