Sera Cahoone - Nervous Wreck

What this video is

Released in November 2013 to support Deer Creek Canyon (Sub Pop, 2012), 'Nervous Wreck' sits within a broader early-2010s resurgence of roots-oriented indie songwriting on independent labels. Cahoone, a Colorado-raised, Seattle-based artist who cut her teeth drumming for Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses before launching a solo career, represents a distinctly Pacific Northwest articulation of Americana —…

Why it matters

Exemplifies the early-2010s Sub Pop Americana model: artist-centered, low-production-value music videos prioritizing authenticity over spectacle, serving as a document of the Pacific Northwest roots music scene and Cahoone's transition from indie-rock session musician to solo singer-songwriter of…