Husky - The Woods

What this video is

Released in early 2012 to accompany the international Sub Pop debut of Melbourne quartet Husky's album Forever So (originally released in Australia in 2011), 'The Woods' video exemplifies the early-2010s indie-folk movement's embrace of animated visuals to convey introspective, nature-oriented themes. Husky, led by cousins Husky Gawenda and Gideon Preiss, recorded their debut DIY in a backyard bungalow in…

Why it matters

Represents the early-2010s peak of the Sub Pop-affiliated indie-folk/chamber-pop movement, bridging Australian independent music with international distribution. The animated video format — blending CG and stop-motion — aligns with contemporaneous prestige indie video production (e.g., Gotye,…

The director

Brendan Cook is an animator and director at pictureDRIFT, Sydney, with confirmed credits including music videos for Gotye and Temper Trap prior to this 2012 commission. Darryn Rogers co-directed at pictureDRIFT. The concept was developed by Ariella Gery.