Phoebe Bridgers is officially one of our favorite breakout artists of the year — the L.A. songwriter blew it out of the water with her debut album, Stranger in the Alps.

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Phoebe's found a perfect harmonizer in sad folk veteran Conor Oberst, who sings on "Would You Rather," a quietly beautiful song about childhood fears. Premiering today is a collage-like, semi-animated video for the track, directed by Phoebe's brother Jackson Bridgers. In the clip, Phoebe and Conor communicate via a pair of television screens.

Phoebe wrote over email about the video, "I wrote this song about my brother. I thought it only fitting to have him make the video, and yeah, I think it’s perfect."

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"I wanted to represent the almost telepathic bond between siblings that Phoebe and Conor sing about with televisions because sitting in front of the TV was one of the main places we bonded as kids, second only to long road trips," Jackson wrote to The FADER. "This song beautifully shows that knowing someone means knowing all of their darkest and most gruesome childhood fears and nightmares, but friendship and time can turn those negative emotions into something useful. As we get older and grow as artists, I’m glad this friendship can manifest itself in new ways, even as the nightmares and fantasies of our childhood fade away."

Watch below, and check out Phoebe's just-announced 2018 tour dates, too.