A ways back we posted French Kicks’ “Abandon” and mentioned that it made us reminisce about a specific time in Brooklyn. Now that there’s a video for the song almost a year later, we can also reminisce about that post. The Austin Peters-directed clip goes a long way to breathing new life into the Swimming track via bright bouncing balls, a woman with a hula hoop, two kids with a piñata, a dude rocking out by his lonesome, and the band performing in front of colorful balloons and streamers. Amid all this happiness, you’ll also spot a gal crying full-on into the camera, “Actor Out Of Work“-style. Let’s get the smeared mascara out of the way first.
For your own party/abandonment:
Swimming is out via Vagrant. Keep up to date with French Kicks at their website.
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Good song, good band, good video.
Don’t know what I think of this video, but Swimming was the shit, I thought.
really weird and really awesome
one of my fav tracks of 2008, glad its got a video
I dig it. I dig it. I dig it.
I didn’t care too much for French Kicks until I saw this video….WOW they’ve totally got style!
I loved it, I love them, I love the “dude rocking out by his lonesome”, I loved it all
Possibly one of my favorite songs ever. Swimming kicked ass. The video wasn’t as amazing….I like the end though.
French Kicks just started a Facebook page. For those of you so inclined, here’s the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/French-Kicks/56888811789
This video is LAME. It could be sooo much better. It doesn’t come near the awesomeness of the song. Too slow and unrelated. Very sad. Even I could make a better video.
lame as shit. hire me next time.
we get it. shut up.
why you cryin’?
-cousin eddie
Because they won’t leave Britney alone?
groovy
i love this song. this video is fantastic. it works so well with the mood. i’ve watched it about 10 times already and i keep finding things that i like about it. i’m not sure what victoria has been smoking, she must not be watching the same video as the rest of us. this shit is dope!
it’s my party and i’ll cry if i want to
This video is AWESOME!! The colorful streamers and balloons are an unexpected delight to the eye and the spirit of the song. The hulu hooping girl helps drive the beat while being a visual piece of beauty! I think Victoria needs a job.
ahhh i haven’t listened to these guys since sophomore year. thank you stereogum for indirectly reminding me of this band.
love the French Kicks. Great video. They should be bigger than U2.
i wish they would tour… they have good songs and good album
French Kicks are criminally underrated and this video is lovely. Definitely one of my favorite songs ever. Swimming is their best in my opinion.
In 2005 i listened to 2 albums, One time bells was one of them. Glad the French Kicks are still awesome, not as awesome but still. Oh and real good vid too.
this video blows. it’s gay cuz the song is tighhht. stupid azz shit.