The Ruby Suns - Kingfisher Call Me

What this video is

Released in late 2012 as the lead single for The Ruby Suns' fourth album Christopher (Sub Pop, January 2013), 'Kingfisher Call Me' represents a transitional moment in New Zealand indie pop's international visibility. The Ruby Suns, led by California-born, Auckland-based Ryan McPhun, were part of a small but internationally recognized wave of New Zealand artists on major indie labels. The decision to commission a…

Why it matters

The video is significant as a cross-cultural artifact fusing New Zealand synth-pop with Scandinavian art-film sensibility, produced during the peak period of Sub Pop's international roster diversification. Its fast-cut, location-driven surrealism anticipates the nature-mysticism visual grammar…

The director

Frode & Marcus is a Scandinavian photographer-filmmaker duo comprising Norwegian artist Frode Fjerdingstad and Swedish fashion photographer Marcus Palmqvist. They met in college in London and developed a collaborative practice spanning fashion films, short…