Obits - Killer

What this video is

Obits operated at the intersection of post-hardcore pedigree and indie rock pragmatism in the early 2010s Brooklyn underground. Led by Rick Froberg — a veteran of Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, and Pitchfork — the band carried the San Diego post-hardcore lineage into a leaner, more economical rock framework on the Sub Pop roster. The 'Killer' video's aesthetic reflects a broader early-2010s indie underground…

Why it matters

As a Sub Pop release from veterans of the San Diego post-hardcore continuum, 'Killer' sits at a documented crossroads between 1990s post-hardcore inheritance (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes) and the early 2010s Brooklyn indie underground. The video's austere production style is itself a genre…