El Perro Del Mar - God Knows (You Gotta Give To Get)

What this video is

Released as a single in November 2005, 'God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get)' arrived at the dawn of the music blog era, when Scandinavian indie artists like El Perro del Mar — the project of Swedish musician Sarah Assbring — were gaining international attention through platforms like Pitchfork and music blogs rather than traditional MTV rotation. Assbring's music fused Brill Building pop, Phil Spector-era wall of…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of mid-2000s Nordic indie pop, this video represents the convergence of lo-fi bedroom pop songwriting with DIY animation aesthetics. El Perro del Mar's Brill Building-influenced songcraft, filtered through a Scandinavian lens, helped define an international indie pop…

The director

Åsa Arnehed is a Swedish illustrator and animator. Her work spans illustration, animation, and fine art. She received a grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee (Konstnärsnämnden) for an illustration book project. Her film work is catalogued on MUBI and…