Sebadoh - Rebound

What this video is

Sebadoh's 'Rebound' arrives at the precise inflection point where American indie rock was simultaneously gaining mainstream visibility and doubling down on anti-commercial identity. Bakesale (1994) represented the band's most accessible and polished work to date, helping them expand beyond the lo-fi underground while remaining firmly outside major-label infrastructure. The video's raw, fast-cut documentary…

Why it matters

As the lead single from Bakesale — one of the defining indie rock albums of 1994, charting in Spin, NME, Village Voice, and Mojo year-end polls — 'Rebound' is a primary document of mid-90s slacker rock at its commercial peak. The video's hyper-edited performance style, combined with lo-fi visual…