Indie rock video’s strange settings convention
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Indie rock music videos often feature bands performing in unconventional locations to convey a working class aesthetic, such as abandoned buildings, water tanks, museum roofs, and city skylines viewed from rooftops. This artistic convention developed because indie rock focuses on ordinary people and sticking to one's roots rather than lavish settings. Examples given include videos by The Strokes, Miles Kane, and The Strypes that showcase performances in industrial areas, overlooked spaces, and vacant structures.
Indie rock video’s strange settings convention
- 1. Indie Rock Video’s Strange settings convention
- 2. The Strange Setting… It is a common convention in a performance type indie rock music video that the band or performer are seen performing in an unusual place or setting. This convention has come about because the indie rock genre is about working class living and sticking to your roots. Because of this, industrial like settings are usually seen such as abandoned buildings and roofs overlooking the city to give the working class feel.
- 3. The Strokes – You Only Live Once Water Tank
- 4. Miles Kane– Don’t forget who you are Museum + Roof
- 5. The Strypes– Hometown Girl Roof + Abandoned Building