Daughn Gibson - Kissin on the Blacktop

What this video is

Released in July 2013 as a single from Daughn Gibson's Sub Pop debut Me Moan, this video documents a pivotal moment in the post-internet Americana underground. Gibson — born Josh Martin in Nazareth, PA, and a former long-haul trucker, warehouse worker, and Pearls & Brass drummer — crafted a sound critics compared to early-1990s David Lynch and Chris Isaak fused into one figure. The song was directly inspired by a…

Why it matters

"Kissin on the Blacktop" is a landmark track in the 2010s electronic-Americana fusion movement, blending rockabilly guitar riffs with drum programming, synth washes, and Gibson's deep baritone in a way that critics described as a rockabilly track 'taken apart and reassembled in a gleaming-white…