!!! - Californiyeah

What this video is

Released in August 2013 as a single from !!!'s fifth studio album THR!!!ER (Warp Records, April 2013), 'Californiyeah' captures the band's characteristic blend of California identity, NYC transplant identity, and perpetual touring life. The video's Tokyo setting — chosen purely because the band happened to be there on tour — embodies the 2010s indie touring-band ethos: constant movement, resource scarcity, and…

Why it matters

!!! are foundational figures of the early-2000s dance-punk revival, alongside LCD Soundsystem and The Rapture. 'Californiyeah' and its video represent the genre's maturation into a more song-focused, commercially accessible phase while retaining the DIY anti-gloss ethos. The video's…

The director

Jamie Harley is the touring sound engineer for !!! (Chk Chk Chk). His role as the band's soundman is documented across multiple press sources covering the 'Californiyeah' video shoot in Tokyo in 2013. No broader independent directing career has been…