Sleater-Kinney - Jumpers

What this video is

Released May 24, 2005 on Sub Pop Records as the second single from The Woods — Sleater-Kinney's seventh and final studio album before their 2006 hiatus — 'Jumpers' arrived at the apex of the band's critical standing. The Woods was produced by Dave Fridmann (known for Flaming Lips records) and recorded largely live in studio, marking a deliberate shift toward hard rock and noise-rock sonics. The album reached #80 on…

Why it matters

A canonical artifact of mid-2000s Pacific Northwest indie rock and post-riot grrrl feminism, 'Jumpers' represents Sleater-Kinney's hardest-rocking era. The video's aesthetic, directed by experimental filmmaker Matt McCormick, aligns the band's Sub Pop underground credibility with the Portland…

The director

Matt McCormick (b. 1972, USA) is a Pacific Northwest-based filmmaker, video installation artist, and associate professor of Art and Integrated Media at Gonzaga University. He holds a BA in Moving Image Arts from the College of Santa Fe and an MFA in Media…