ANTHONY GREEN - She Loves Me So

What this video is

Released in December 2008 to support Anthony Green's debut solo album Avalon (Photo Finish Records/Atlantic), 'She Loves Me So' arrived at a pivotal moment when post-hardcore and emo scenes were fragmenting and their frontmen were pursuing solo careers with acoustic and indie-folk textures. Green, already known as the lead vocalist of Circa Survive and former vocalist of Saosin, used Avalon to establish a warmer,…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark document of the post-hardcore-to-indie-solo pipeline of the late 2000s. Green's Avalon—and this video—established a template for vocalists from heavier scenes to credibly transition into folk-inflected indie songwriting. The fast editing pace (2.29s avg shot) applied to…