The Dandy Warhols - Boys Better

What this video is

Released in 1998 as the third single from ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down (Capitol Records, July 1997), 'Boys Better' arrived during the band's major-label breakthrough period. The album marked a shift toward a more polished, pop-influenced psychedelic sound compared to their debut. The Dandy Warhols were part of a Portland, Oregon indie scene that resisted the dominant Pacific Northwest grunge narrative, citing…

Why it matters

Representative artifact of late-1990s neo-psychedelia's integration into major-label alternative rock infrastructure. The Dandy Warhols occupied a unique position — Portland underground credibility funneled through Capitol Records production polish — making 'Boys Better' a document of that…