Jetplane Landing - I Opt Out

What this video is

Jetplane Landing emerged from Derry, Northern Ireland and London, operating on their own Smalltown America imprint — a self-sustaining DIY infrastructure that defined their ethos throughout the early 2000s. 'I Opt Out', drawn from their critically celebrated second album 'Once Like a Spark' (2003), arrived during a moment when UK independent post-hardcore was gaining mainstream press attention, with the band…

Why it matters

Represents a key document in early-2000s UK post-hardcore: a genre moment where acts rooted in Fugazi, At The Drive-In, and Rage Against the Machine aesthetics found critical traction in the British indie press. 'Once Like a Spark' is widely regarded as Jetplane Landing's peak statement, and 'I…