The Velvet Teen - The Prize Fighter (DVD Quality)

What this video is

The Prize Fighter video emerged from the debut album campaign of The Velvet Teen, an indie rock trio from Sonoma County, California, signed to Portland's Slowdance Records. The album Out of the Fierce Parade was recorded in January 2002 by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla and released March 19, 2002 in the US. Both music videos from the album aired on MTV2, placing the band within the early-2000s alternative…

Why it matters

Represents the noise pop / art-rock promotional video tradition of the early 2000s US indie scene, bridging post-emo emotional intensity with minimalist visual production. As an MTV2-aired video from an independent Slowdance Records act, it documents the transitional moment when indie labels could…

The director

Abe Levy is credited as director of the music video for The Velvet Teen's 'The Prize Fighter,' the promotional single from the band's 2002 debut album Out of the Fierce Parade on Slowdance Records. No additional verified biographical details are available…