Kelsy Karter & The Heroines ＂Goodness Gracious＂ - Kelsy Karter & The Heroines ＂Goodness Gracious＂

What this video is

Released October 2020, 'Goodness Gracious' arrived at the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and the final weeks of the Trump presidency, embedding both in its visual language. Karter shot the video under COVID protocols with a skeleton crew in Los Angeles, capturing masked street life and spray-painted political protest as lived documentary texture rather than constructed set design. The video exemplifies the…

Why it matters

Represents a strand of 2020s women-led rock revival that consciously re-engages punk's political directness and DIY production ethics. 'Goodness Gracious' sits at the intersection of glam-inflected indie rock and post-punk attitude, with Karter's artist-as-director model reinforcing the auteur…

The director

Kelsy Karter (born 1 August 1992) is a New Zealand-born, LA-based singer-songwriter. She released her debut album 'Missing Person' through BMG Recordings in 2020 after building an independent following and supporting The Struts on tour. She self-directed…