Forth Wanderers - Taste

What this video is

Released June 2018 during the peak commercial moment for Sub Pop's 2010s indie-rock roster, 'Taste' arrived as Forth Wanderers' self-titled sophomore album was earning 'Best of 2018 (So Far)' placements from Stereogum and FLOOD Magazine. The band, from Montclair, New Jersey, embodied a confessional, distance-bridging songwriting approach — vocalist and lyricist Ava Trilling based in New York, guitarist Ben Guterl…

Why it matters

A high-water mark for 2010s Sub Pop indie-rock music video aesthetics: low-budget realism, strong narrative economy, and performance-driven direction. The video exemplifies how the indie-rock ecosystem of the era leveraged short-form narrative filmmaking to deepen lyrical themes, bypassing…

The director

NYC-based interdisciplinary filmmaker, creative director, and cinematographer. Origin: East Coast; educated in the Midwest; career developed in Southern California. Specializes in people-forward narratives exploring human experience. Works across music…