Tacocat - Crystal Ball

What this video is

Released August 21, 2019, 'Crystal Ball' was the fourth music video single from Tacocat's landmark album 'This Mess Is a Place' (Sub Pop, May 2019) — the Seattle band's first release on the iconic indie label. The album was widely framed as a politically charged response to the post-2016 election moment, with press materials describing the band 'waking up the morning after the 2016 election and figuring out how to…

Why it matters

Tacocat occupy a key position in the lineage of Pacific Northwest feminist punk-pop, connecting riot grrrl's political directness to 2010s indie pop's melodic sheen. 'Crystal Ball' as a single signals the band's most polished, pop-forward iteration, with Sub Pop's institutional backing amplifying…

The director

Violet Crabtree is a visual artist, animator, and filmmaker whose work spans animation, claymation, live action, and song. She is credited as co-director and writer of the short film The Giantess (2015) on IMDb. Described as working across live action,…