That's a surprise! I think the staging is great haha I expected something similar to the NF, —you know, bohemian atmosphere with Irish pub lighting— but they decided to do something different. It's good, anyway.
Maybe this is just me but I always find when artists don't look at the camera it can work well depending on the tone of the song, like if it's regretful or painful in some way.
I don't personally need to see an artists eyes to like a song or performance.