Moaning - Ego

What this video is

Released January 15, 2020 as the lead single for Moaning's sophomore album 'Uneasy Laughter' (Sub Pop, March 20, 2020), 'Ego' marks the band's deliberate pivot from guitar-driven post-punk toward synth-led arrangements. The video, costume-heavy and surrealist in register, visually embodies the album's thematic concerns — self-dissolution, empathy, and ego-transcendence — emerging from vocalist Sean Solomon's…

Why it matters

Documents the post-punk synth-pivot moment in L.A. indie — a generation of guitar bands integrating Ableton-based digital collage methods while retaining DIY ethics. The video's surrealist, costume-forward direction by Navarro situates it within an emerging current of Latinx indie filmmaking in…

The director

Texan-born, Los Angeles-based filmmaker and artist; CalArts Film/Video BFA 2015. Specializes in fantasy and surrealism, creating worlds for musicians and narrative works. Credits include music videos for Soccer Mommy, The Paranoyds, Stef Chura, Weyes Blood,…