Band of Horses - (Biding Time Is a) Boat to Row

What this video is

This music video serves as an artifact of the 2020s anniversary reissue culture, where legacy indie labels (Sub Pop) excavate previously unreleased material to accompany milestone reissues. The song itself is a rediscovered outtake from Band of Horses' foundational 2006 debut, meaning it aesthetically and sonically belongs to the mid-2000s Pacific Northwest indie boom while its video is entirely contemporary…

Why it matters

Band of Horses were central figures in the mid-2000s Sub Pop indie rock revival, and Everything All The Time (2006) remains a canonical document of that moment. This video, promoting a newly surfaced outtake from that album's sessions, reinforces the band's position within Pacific Northwest indie…

The director

James Ayling (b. 15 May 1992, Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a British filmmaker, director, and producer operating under the Cape Films banner based in London. His directing credits include music videos for artists such as Becky Hill and MT Wolf, as well as…