The Black Lips 'Short Fuse' - The Black Lips 'Short Fuse'

What this video is

Released in February 2009 as a single and video from The Black Lips' fifth studio album 200 Million Thousand (Vice/Die Slaughterhaus), 'Short Fuse' emerged during a fertile period for the Atlanta garage-rock underground. The band had recently survived an infamous India tour incident and were riding momentum from 2007's Good Bad Not Evil. The choice of retro animation — a medium rarely used in underground rock at…

Why it matters

Represents a rare intersection of animated music video production within the late-2000s garage rock revival. Directed in-house by a band member (drummer Joe Bradley), the video embodies the DIY ethos central to the Black Lips' identity. Its retro animation style — homaging 1960s–70s American and…

The director

Joe Bradley (born February 3, 1984) is the founding drummer and vocalist of The Black Lips, the Atlanta, Georgia garage rock band formed in 1999. A core creative force in the group from its inception, Bradley contributed songwriting and backup vocals in…