The Vines - Anysound

What this video is

Released in 2006 as the second single from The Vines' third album Vision Valley, 'Anysound' arrived during a consolidation phase for the post-garage revival that had peaked in 2002–2004. The Australian band, previously heralded alongside The Strokes and The White Stripes as standard-bearers of the garage rock renaissance, channeled creative energy into shorter, more immediate compositions on Vision Valley. The…

Why it matters

Represents the intersection of post-garage indie rock and the art-directed surrealist music video tradition pioneered by Michel Gondry, here executed by his brother Olivier. The puppet format distinguishes 'Anysound' within The Vines' video catalog and within 2006 indie rock video production…

The director

Olivier 'Twist' Gondry is a French music video and commercial director and visual effects artist. He is the brother of acclaimed filmmaker Michel Gondry, with whom he has frequently collaborated at production company Partizan. Originally known as a VFX…