Lee Bains + The Glory Fires- The Company Man - Lee Bains + The Glory Fires- The Company Man

What this video is

Released in 2014 as the lead single and album opener of Dereconstructed, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires' Sub Pop debut, 'The Company Man' operates as a politically charged Southern rock broadside against institutional power and corporate complicity. The song's lyrical references to Bull Connor, Birmingham's Civil Rights-era commissioner of public safety, and Atlanta's Occupy-era Woodruff Park situate the track at…

Why it matters

Represents a 2010s critical reassessment of Southern rock that strips away its classic-rock mythology and re-grounds it in punk urgency and political consciousness. Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires synthesize the sonic vocabulary of Southern rock with the DIY ethics of hardcore and the lyrical…

The director

Brooklyn-based photographer and director active since 2005, known for music portraiture and documentary-style visual storytelling. Former tour manager for Q and Not U and Zombi; booked shows at Pittsburgh's Mr. Roboto Project DIY venue. Photography clients…