The Gotobeds - Cold Gold (LA's Alright)

What this video is

Released June 9, 2016, the day before their Sub Pop debut Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic, 'Cold Gold (LA's Alright)' is the band's sardonic meditation on Los Angeles culture — a counterpart to their earlier New York critique 'New York's Alright (If You Like Sex & Phones).' The Gotobeds, rooted in Pittsburgh's post-industrial punk scene, use the video's choreographed absurdism and Pennsylvania locations as a…

Why it matters

Emblematic of the 2010s American underground post-punk revival, this video captures a DIY band-directed aesthetic that rejects music video production conventions. As a Sub Pop promotional artifact, it documents the label's continued investment in lo-fi punk credibility. The track and video…

The director

Thomas 'TFP' Payne is a guitarist and founding member of The Gotobeds, the Pittsburgh-based post-punk quartet formed circa 2009. Previously a member of Pittsburgh hardcore outfit Kim Phuc alongside bandmate Eli Kasan, Payne joined The Gotobeds as second…