The Wolfgang Press - A Girl Like You

What this video is

Released in May 1992, 'A Girl Like You' was the breakout international single drawn from The Wolfgang Press's fourth album Queer (4AD, 1991). The single reached No. 2 on the Billboard US Modern Rock (Alternative Songs) chart in August 1992, representing the band's commercial peak after nearly a decade on 4AD. The group had evolved from dark post-punk origins — frequently (and reluctantly) labelled 'goth' — toward…

Why it matters

A landmark document of the post-punk-to-dance pivot made by several 4AD acts in the early 1990s. The Wolfgang Press's trajectory — from industrial post-punk gloom to idiosyncratic funk and hip-hop-influenced grooves — mirrors broader shifts across the UK underground, and 'A Girl Like You' stands…

The director

Peter Scammell is a British music video director active primarily in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with at least 12 credited director roles documented on IMVDb. His confirmed work spans major 4AD-adjacent and UK indie acts including Siouxsie & The Banshees…