New Animal Collective Video




httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQjyGT1-mc
The Jack Kubizne directed video for Animal Collective’s “Brother Sport” came out earlier this month. The song is a favorite of mine but not since Blonde Redhead’s 23 has a video for a song I love met my expectations so I didn’t go into this one hoping for much. During the first minute or so I wasn’t sure how I felt; I’m not a huge fan of the MGMT / kids running amok / Where The Wild Things Are vibe that sort of got bludgeoned to death last year. But the song is so solid it works and the final freakout pulls it all together. All in all a nice trip. Although I think the animation would have meshed better if the live action was shot on film.

I wonder how much input the band had on this? I think I’d find it very difficult to hand over the reigns and let someone else interpret my music visually.

Video link

9 Comments

  1. mc hammond says:

    those poor kids…

  2. Tortuga says:

    wow… no need for acids to trip with this clip.

  3. woah that one segment that begins at 1:42 is too overwhelming. what a peculiar song.

  4. Spencer says:

    the bubbling paint or whatever remind me of gumby or something i used to watch when i was a kid

  5. I feel like there’s a heavy influence from Ryan Larkin (http://www.onf.ca/film/Street_Musique/), artist & cartoonist from the 1970’s.

  6. slofu says:

    That ’23’ vid is perfect. Thank you for sharing it.

  7. Brendan says:

    Yes this is quite the mindtrip of a video. I actually met Charles Wilcox this summer at a festival, he knew my friend for a long time. Really really nice guy, its still shocking/sad to have lost him

    I think he knew the people from AC – this video is a sweet dedication

  8. phil couzens says:

    really like this, its a magic video, something that gets you fixed on the screen till it ends.. nice post

  9. I made my first video with an animal collective song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aud8SsoqvWs

    and this one is my latest using a pilot priest track set in a dystopian future.. 🙂 – http://vimeo.com/10077285

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