The Dollyrots - Animal

What this video is

Released September 12, 2019, 'Animal' serves as the lead visual for The Dollyrots' seventh studio album Daydream Explosion on Little Steven Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records. The video's Los Angeles street setting and bunny-suit liberation concept reflect the band's ethos of DIY self-expression and punk irreverence. The Dollyrots — Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas — represent a lineage of female-fronted punk bands…

Why it matters

The Dollyrots occupy a durable niche in female-fronted pop-punk, with 'Animal' exemplifying the genre's hook-driven, high-energy formula applied through a mature independent lens. As the opening track and lead visual of Daydream Explosion, the video anchors the album's identity. Its street-level,…

The director

Brandon Phipps is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and cinematographer associated with Area 309 Productions, with credits including the feature film Grimcutty (2022) and Wild Indian (2021). Brian Phipps is a collaborating director. Both are credited as…