Somme - Heartbeat

What this video is

Released September 15, 2020, during the height of global pandemic-era restrictions, this video exemplifies the intimate, self-contained production mode that defined independent music filmmaking in 2020. The muted, desaturated palette (saturation: 27.4) and warm colour temperature evoke emotional interiority and domestic confinement, mirroring the broader cultural moment of isolation and introspection. Directed by…

Why it matters

Situates within the 2020s wave of lo-fi indie pop music videos that prioritised emotional authenticity over spectacle. The production fingerprint — warm, desaturated, high-contrast — aligns with a broader aesthetic movement drawing from film photography, bedroom-pop album art, and documentary…

The director

Lindsey Byrnes is a Los Angeles-based American photographer and creative director known for work in the music and entertainment industries. Her career began in the California skate scene. She has served as a director, still photographer, and creative…