Sean Pecknold got his first mentions around here by directing videos for Fleet Foxes, the band of his folk bro Robin. But as we’ve noted, that partnership wasn’t (just) nepotism: “Mykonos” was a lovely oragami-inspired, choreographed visual meditation, and of “White Winter Hymnal” I said “Basically if psychedelic folk music could be made out of animated clay, it would look like this.” So while Sean could theoretically guilt trip Fleet Foxes into hiring him repeatedly, other acts now are hiring him just because he makes compelling clips. Today we learn Pecknold got the nod for Grizzly Bear’s “While You Wait For The Others,” and his treatment for it is of a piece with his work for Fleet Foxes: the band isn’t visually embodied, but their music meets surreal illustration (does this song make you think of fencing? No? Well it probably didn’t make you think of Michael McDonald either and we all know how that turned out) via Sean’s enduring fascination with, and creative use of, stop animation … and bands with great harmonies.
(via Spinner)
Veckatimest is an album.
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Does anyone else think he sounds like Jim O’Rourke singing this song? Anyone?
Oh, and this > that
mmm Jim O’Rourke. He played on Herzog’s “Grizzly Man” soundtrack.
Is his new album “The Visitor” out yet?
(and now back to your regularly scheduled programming)
This should win all of the VMA’s…or at least the one for best use of an animated jackalope.
Um…
I love Grizzly Bear and all, and Sean Pecknold is fine, but, to quote the dean, “What in the fuck was that, Kanye?”
Fencing masks are creepy. Especially when the guy wearing it is standing still and up close like he’s waiting for me to make the first move.
love the tune, lost interest in the vid.
I think Rossen and O’rouke both sound like Donald Fagen…
Didn’t finish it. I fell asleep, just like I did at their live show. Boring.
I love this. It complements the track beautifully.
Yes! Well done. Being a fan of both entities, to see them fused together creates an awesome explosion in my psyche. Like combos.
Yeah…love the song, wasn’t a fan of the video. Sean’s video for Mykonos was waaaaaay better
This was incredibly pointless. If the song was about nothing, or abstract this could work.. But it’s WHILE YOU WAIT!!! Come on now..
What are the odds of Grizzly Bear performing at the VMAs around this time next year? ?
I like it. I think it’s got more going for than the “Two Weeks” video, which was only worth one watch.
Yeah definitely much more interest than the Two Week video. Does more justice to all the stuff going on in the song.
I totally agree… The mask idea kinda reminded me of Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut.” I thought the vid was real cool, I just wish they woulda done some more stuff with the fencers outside and gotten some epic nature footy, they were on the right track in the sixth shot, or whatever number it was.
Yellow Submarine is done SO well…
Before you know it somebody is going to try to make a movie out of a Cheever book again…
This song has really grown on me. The video compliments it perfectly.
Kinda reminds me of Franz’s Take Me Out video.
Yo Grizzly Bros Ima let you finish but Beyonce’s Single Ladies was the best video of all time
“Veckatimest is an album.”
the first time i heard it i really didn’t feel it at all.
second time today, i got my funk on.
video clip is a little freaky, but goes well with the tune.