Iron & Wine - Boy with a Coin

What this video is

Released in 2007 as the lead single from Iron & Wine's critically acclaimed third album The Shepherd's Dog, 'Boy With A Coin' marked a significant sonic expansion for Sam Beam — incorporating wah guitar, handclaps, and Latin percussion into his previously sparse folk template. The video's choice of flamenco dance as visual language was a bold curatorial decision that amplified the song's Latin rhythmic undertow…

Why it matters

Represents the peak of mid-2000s art-indie folk music video production, where Sub Pop-affiliated artists could attract directors with fine-art credentials. The video legitimised flamenco as a visual grammar for Anglo-American indie folk, and stands as a document of the brief period when…

The director

Lauri Faggioni is an award-winning director, production designer, and choreographer based in New York. She earned MTV and MVPA awards for her production design work on Steriogram's 'Walkie Talkie Man' and Gary Jules' 'Mad World.' She served as designer of…