Doves - There Goes The Fear

What this video is

Released in April 2002 as the lead single from Doves' second album The Last Broadcast, 'There Goes the Fear' arrived at a pivotal moment for UK indie rock — the post-Britpop era was consolidating into a more introspective, sonically ambitious alternative mainstream. The track charted at #3 in the UK and the album debuted at #1, cementing Doves as one of the most critically significant British guitar bands of the…

Why it matters

A landmark example of the found-footage music video format in the UK alternative rock canon. The video's complete reliance on archival material and sophisticated compositing, rather than a commissioned shoot, directly challenged dominant performance and narrative video conventions of the era. Its…

The director

Julian House is a British graphic designer, musician, and co-owner of the Ghost Box record label, associated with London-based design and production studio Intro. He is known for album cover design for artists including Stereolab, Oasis, The Prodigy, and…