Black Mountain - ＂The Hair Song＂

What this video is

Released in September 2010, 'The Hair Song' video arrived at a moment when Canadian indie rock was experiencing significant international attention. Black Mountain, a Vancouver-based psychedelic rock band operating on Jagjaguwar, occupied a unique space between heavy psych, classic rock revivalism, and indie credibility. The video's coming-of-age narrative — skateboarding, small-town summer, teenage romance —…

Why it matters

As the lead visual from Wilderness Heart, 'The Hair Song' video encapsulates the psychedelic rock revival's visual language circa 2010: warm retro grading, naturalist storytelling, and a 70s throwback sensibility married to HD indie production values. The dual-vocalist structure of the song…

The director

Zoë Bower and Simon Chan are a directing duo confirmed to have helmed this 2010 video for Black Mountain on the Jagjaguwar label. Their work on this video was submitted for active promotion by HIP Video Promo starting September 17, 2010, and was covered…