Wolf Parade - Julia Take Your Man Home

What this video is

Released January 23, 2020, on the eve of Wolf Parade's fifth album 'Thin Mind' (Sub Pop/Royal Mountain Records), this video represents the mature reunion era of one of Canada's most celebrated post-punk/indie rock acts. By enlisting fellow Canadian multi-disciplinary artist and Sub Pop labelmate Chad VanGaalen—a Prism Prize-winning animator—Wolf Parade reinforced the tight-knit, cross-collaborative character of the…

Why it matters

The video exemplifies the Sub Pop-adjacent Canadian indie rock tradition of fusing rigorous musical craft with serious visual art production. VanGaalen's hand-drawn animation, applied to Wolf Parade's synth-driven post-punk, bridges the gap between the psychedelic folk-art underground and…

The director

Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician, animator, and visual artist from Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from the Alberta College of Art & Design in 2000. A Sub Pop recording artist since 2005, VanGaalen is known for a DIY multi-disciplinary…