Hot Hot Heat - Bandages

What this video is

Released in late 2002 and serviced internationally in March 2003, 'Bandages' arrived at the apex of the post-punk revival, a moment when Sub Pop-signed acts, The Strokes, The Hives, The Vines, and The White Stripes were collectively reintroducing garage-rock energy to mainstream alternative audiences. Hot Hot Heat occupied a specific niche within this movement — blending dance-punk syncopation with post-punk…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of the early-2000s dance-punk and post-punk revival, 'Bandages' helped establish the template for Sub Pop's crossover into mainstream alternative radio and MTV2 rotation. Its rapid-cut, concept-driven visual language set a benchmark for how low-budget indie videos could achieve…

The director

Jayson Moyer is a director, editor, and visual artist whose career spans music videos, commercials, and short film. He studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and began his industry career as an intern at Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo. He was…