Delusions Of Grandeur - Delusions Of Grandeur

What this video is

Released July 8, 2021, as the lead visual single ahead of Bad Waitress's debut album No Taste (Royal Mountain Records, September 3, 2021), 'Delusions Of Grandeur' arrives during a post-pandemic resurgence of politically charged indie punk. The Toronto scene, anchored by Royal Mountain Records, became a nexus for feminist, queer-inclusive punk in this period. The video's folk-horror cult allegory directly engages…

Why it matters

Represents the 2021 Toronto indie-punk scene's synthesis of riot grrrl political energy with art-directed surrealist video aesthetics — a departure from lo-fi punk's traditional anti-production ethos toward a carefully crafted folk-horror visual language that amplifies rather than contradicts the…

The director

Genevieve Blais is a Canadian director, writer, and producer. Her screen credits include Spoiled Milk (2015) and Useless Nights (2020). She also served as producer and production designer on the Bad Waitress 'Delusions Of Grandeur' video, working under NOIR…