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: Obel used a pitch shifter to drop her voice by an octave, creating a masculine-sounding "ghost" vocal.

Released in June 2016, the official music video was directed by . agnes_obel_familiar_official_video

This paper explores the artistic and technical dimensions of "Familiar," the lead single from Agnes Obel’s 2016 album Citizen of Glass . : Obel used a pitch shifter to drop

: This effect allows her to effectively "duet with herself," symbolizing the internal fragmentation of keeping a secret. agnes_obel_familiar_official_video

The song's most distinctive feature is the pitch-shifted vocal in the chorus.