Husky - Tidal Wave

What this video is

Released in late 2012 to support Husky's Sub Pop debut Forever So, 'Tidal Wave' arrived during a golden moment for indie folk internationally, when labels like Sub Pop were actively cultivating antipodean talent for North American audiences. The animated video format — employing a hand-drawn, surrealist visual language — reflects a broader early-2010s trend in which independent artists used low-budget animation to…

Why it matters

As a flagship video for Australian indie folk's early-2010s international breakthrough via Sub Pop, 'Tidal Wave' exemplifies the era's preference for hand-crafted animation over live performance as a visual language for intimate, orchestral folk music. Its surrealist storybook aesthetic became a…

The director

Celeste Porter is an animator and director credited with directing the animated music video for Husky's 'Tidal Wave' (2012). The video was released in conjunction with the band's Sub Pop debut album Forever So. No further verified biographical details about…