LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls

What this video is

Released in spring 2010 as the second single from LCD Soundsystem's third and final studio album This Is Happening, 'Drunk Girls' arrived at the height of the band's critical ascendancy and just one year before their celebrated farewell concert at Madison Square Garden. The video embodies the irreverent, anti-spectacle ethos of the DFA Records scene — refusing big-budget gloss in favor of absurdist physical humor.…

Why it matters

The video is a key artifact of the late-2000s dance-punk revival, documenting LCD Soundsystem's integration of Velvet Underground-influenced rock structure with NYC club music aesthetics. Its lo-fi theatrical visual language and Jonze's involvement cement it as a convergence point between indie…

The director

Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel, October 22, 1969, Rockville, MD) is an American filmmaker, actor, and photographer. He began his career photographing BMX and skateboard culture, co-directing Sonic Youth's '100%' (1992) before becoming one of the most…