Still Corners - Berlin Lovers

What this video is

Released in spring 2013 as the lead video single from Still Corners' sophomore Sub Pop LP Strange Pleasures, 'Berlin Lovers' arrived at the intersection of post-chillwave dream pop maturation and an emerging synthwave revival. The duo's pivot from reverb-drenched guitar atmospherics toward cleaner analogue synth textures mirrored broader indie trends of the period. The roller rink setting activates a distinctly…

Why it matters

A high-water mark for early-2010s dream pop music video aesthetics: the warm underexposed palette, documentary realism, and fast-cut emotional montage established a visual template widely adopted by the synthwave and lo-fi pop scenes that followed. The video's grounded narrative approach — youth,…

The director

Seattle-raised filmmaker and cinematographer with roots in VHS skate video production. His work spans music videos, commercials, and documentary. Narrative feature cinematography credits include Everything Beautiful Is Far Away (2017). Music video credits…