Homeshake - Like Mariah (Jessy Lanza Remix)

What this video is

Released in the summer of 2019, this video sits at the intersection of Montreal indie-pop (Homeshake / Peter Sagar, formerly of Mac DeMarco's band) and Hamilton-via-Toronto electronic production (Jessy Lanza and Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys). The Helium Remixes EP represented a curated moment in Bandcamp-era indie culture where artists cultivated remix networks of trusted collaborators rather than commercial…

Why it matters

Represents a significant artifact of late-2010s synth-pop remix culture, where the boundaries between indie-pop, R&B-adjacent lo-fi, and dance-floor electronics were deliberately blurred. Jessy Lanza's transformation of Homeshake's soft bedroom-pop source material into a propulsive synth-pop track…

The director

Brooklyn-based independent creative director, animator, illustrator, and motion designer. Self-taught practitioner known for illustrative album covers for labels including Leaving, Dark Entries, and B.I.S., and commercial animation work for MTV, Warner…