Black Honey - Back Of The Bar

What this video is

Released 30 March 2021 during the UK's COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, 'Back Of The Bar' arrived eleven days after Black Honey's second album 'Written & Directed' debuted at #7 on the UK Albums Chart — their first ever top 10. The album's cinematic, female-empowerment concept, referencing grindhouse cinema and pulp film aesthetics, is distilled in this video. Shot on 8mm analogue film by London photographer Jamie…

Why it matters

Represents the convergence of UK indie rock with cinematic retro-pop aesthetics in the early 2020s. The 8mm analogue production format and Tarantino-inflected visual grammar situate the video within a lineage of image-conscious UK bands using film craft to amplify musical identity. NME described…

The director

London-based analogue film photographer and director. Works primarily with 35mm and 8mm film formats, including cheap cameras, a Canon AE-1, and Polaroid cameras. Draws cinematic inspiration from Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, and Gaspar Noé. Known for…