Userband - I Lose My Time

What this video is

Released in March 2025 by Marseille-based DIY indie project Userband, 'I Lose My Time' sits within a transatlantic underground circuit connecting Marseille, New York, and Brussels — a network reflected in both the track's recording geography and its multi-label release strategy across City Links Recordings, Cudighi Records, and Chrüsimüsi Records. The video, self-shot in Marseille and post-produced with collage FX…

Why it matters

Userband occupies a productive intersection of shoegaze, dream pop, indie rock, and lo-fi DIY aesthetics. 'I Lose My Time' represents the early 2020s revival of textured, guitar-led introspective pop rooted in 1990s shoegaze lineage but filtered through contemporary self-production tools and…

The director

Sarah-Louise Barbett (S-L) is the initiator of Userband, a Marseille-based musical project. She performs bass and vocals and contributes to visual/graphic direction for the project. Dviance is a collaborating producer and visual co-creator credited on the…