J Mascis - Not Enough

What this video is

Released in March 2011 as the lead single from J Mascis's first-ever solo studio album Several Shades of Why (Sub Pop), 'Not Enough' marked a dramatic stylistic departure from Mascis's identity as the electric-guitar architect of Dinosaur Jr. The album conjured acoustic folk and West Coast singer-songwriter sounds referencing David Crosby, Nick Drake, and Grateful Dead-era Americana. The animated video, created by…

Why it matters

Significant as both an acoustic folk departure for a canonical alt-rock/noise-rock figure and as a landmark in Chad VanGaalen's body of animated music video work. The video demonstrates the Sub Pop ecosystem's cross-pollination of artists-as-animators with indie folk, and is a key artifact in the…

The director

Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician, animator, and visual artist from Calgary, Alberta. He graduated from the Alberta College of Art & Design in 2000. Signed to Sub Pop Records, he released albums including Skelliconnection (2006), Soft…