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2010 · Indie Art-Rock Maximalism / Late 2000s–Early 2010s Baroque Pop Renaissance (2010) — Peak era of neo-psychedelic indie excess, R&B-inflected art-pop, and theatrically elaborate low-budget video production; coincides with of Montreal's tenth album cycle and a broader indie scene pivot away from chillwave minimalism toward dense, funk-saturated maximalism. · music video
of Montreal - Coquet Coquette music video
2010Indie Art-Rock Maximalism / Late 2000s–Early 2010s Baroque Pop Renaissance (2010) — Peak era of neo-psychedelic indie excess, R&B-inflected art-pop, and theatrically elaborate low-budget video production; coincides with of Montreal's tenth album cycle and a broader indie scene pivot away from chillwave minimalism toward dense, funk-saturated maximalism.Indie Art-Rock / Neo-Psychedelic Maximalism (Athens, GA Elephant 6 lineage meeting R&B crossover, 2010)Dir. Jason Miller

What this video is

Released August 17, 2010 as the lead single and video from of Montreal's tenth studio album 'False Priest' (Polyvinyl Records, September 14, 2010), 'Coquet Coquette' arrived at a pivotal moment in indie rock: the chillwave/lo-fi blog-hype era was cresting, and of Montreal's pivot to R&B-inflected, Jon Brion-produced maximalism represented a countercultural assertion of ambition and expense within the indie…

Why it matters

Represents the apex of of Montreal's 'Georgie Fruit' maximalist period — a genre-fluid synthesis of funk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, and R&B that critically repositioned Athens, GA experimental pop within a broader 2010 indie landscape. The video's theatrical surrealism is a key artifact of the…

The director

Jason Miller is a New York City-based documentary filmmaker, music video director, and photographer working across documentary, fashion, music videos, and commercials. His notable credits include the of Montreal long-form documentary film 'The Past Is a…

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