!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - Heart Of Hearts

What this video is

Released February 2007 as lead single from Myth Takes (Warp Records), 'Heart of Hearts' lands at the crest of the mid-2000s dance-punk revival. !!! occupied a distinctive position as a multi-member Sacramento-to-NYC collective fusing hardcore punk energy with disco-funk groove, contemporaneous with LCD Soundsystem, DFA Records acts, and the UK New Rave wave. The rapid-cut, low-fi video aesthetic reflects the band's…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of mid-2000s dance-punk at its peak commercial and critical visibility. 'Heart of Hearts' bridges the angular post-punk of early !!! with a glam-stomp sensibility, and the video's documentary rawness typifies how the genre rejected MTV-era polish in favor of live energy…