Feist - Mushaboom

What this video is

Released in 2004–2005 during a pivotal moment for Canadian indie pop's international crossover, 'Mushaboom' arrived as part of Feist's Let It Die album campaign on Polydor/Universal. The video captures the bohemian, whimsical spirit that defined the mid-2000s indie aesthetic — an era shaped by Broken Social Scene's extended network of artists and a broader cultural appetite for handcrafted, imaginative music…

Why it matters

A landmark of mid-2000s indie pop music video craft, 'Mushaboom' established Patrick Daughters' signature blend of surrealist narrative and kinetic montage that would culminate in his Grammy-nominated '1234' video for the same artist. It represents the maturation of the Canadian indie-folk…

The director

Patrick Daughters (born 1976, Berkeley, California) is an American music video and commercial director. A graduate of NYU film school and Walt Whitman High School, he launched his career with three award-winning short films before debuting in music videos in…