Lullwater - Albatross

What this video is

Released in September 2013 alongside Lullwater's self-titled debut on their own Dinobird Records imprint, 'Albatross' arrived during a modest resurgence of interest in analog-recorded, grunge-lineage hard rock. The band — rooted in Athens, GA, a city historically synonymous with indie credibility via R.E.M. and the Elephant 6 Collective — represented a harder-edged strand of that DIY tradition. The single received…

Why it matters

The video functions as a document of 2010s post-grunge's regional revival, specifically the Southern U.S. inflection of grunge sonics — a lineage critics traced to Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains filtered through Georgia grit. As a lead visual for the band's debut release, it…

The director

Jason Thrasher is an Athens, Georgia-based photographer and director whose work documents the Southeast's music scene. His photography has been published in Rolling Stone, Spin, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, and Pitchfork. He has shot for labels including…