Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Sick Bug

What this video is

Released April 2017 as a single from The French Press EP — Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's Sub Pop debut — 'Sick Bug' arrived during a critically fertile moment for Melbourne's indie rock scene. The band had recently performed at SXSW and were garnering international press attention. The video's lo-fi, home-video aesthetic reflects a broader mid-2010s indie tendency to reject high-production gloss in favour of…

Why it matters

Represents a key document in the mid-2010s Australian jangle-pop and post-punk revival. The video's aesthetic choices — handheld grain, warm desaturation, fast-cut montage — became visual shorthand for the Melbourne indie sound that Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever helped codify internationally via…

The director

French filmmaker based in Naarm/Melbourne; graduated Film Production from ESEC Paris before relocating to Australia. Founded boutique production company PAN|PAN in 2013. Known for a documentarist's observational approach prioritising authenticity. Credits…