The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get

What this video is

Released in February 1997 as the lead single from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' fifth studio album Let's Face It on Mercury Records, this video arrived at the precise apex of American third-wave ska's mainstream breakthrough. The Bosstones, a Boston band active since the mid-1980s and credited as progenitors of ska-punk and ska-core, had spent nearly a decade building underground credibility before this track…

Why it matters

Represents the definitive commercial peak of American third-wave ska-punk, a genre the Bosstones helped pioneer beginning in 1985. The track fused ska, punk rock, alternative rock, and reggae rock into a hook-driven radio format that briefly placed an underground subculture aesthetic into MTV…

The director

Born 1970 in Los Angeles, CA. Studied film at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA. Began directing music videos for independent rock bands while in college; first video released in 1992 for Chicago band Material Issue. Became the youngest director signed to…