Daniel Martin Moore - Up Above My Head

What this video is

Released in early 2011 on Sub Pop Records, 'Up Above My Head' sits at the intersection of the indie folk revival and a broader cultural reengagement with American sacred music traditions. Daniel Martin Moore, a Kentucky-born singer-songwriter, drew on Appalachian spirituals and gospel standards for his album 'In the Cool of the Day,' reinterpreting songs associated with Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Elvis Presley among…

Why it matters

This video is a significant artifact of the early-2010s indie folk-gospel movement, documenting how secular independent labels and artists engaged with pre-war American sacred music traditions. The song itself is a traditional gospel standard with roots traceable to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and…

The director

Kevin Bayer is credited as director of this official Sub Pop video for Daniel Martin Moore, as noted in coverage of the release. Beyond this project, detailed independent biographical records for Kevin Bayer as a music video director are limited in publicly…