Orville Peck - Big Sky

What this video is

Released December 3, 2018 as Orville Peck's Sub Pop debut single, 'Big Sky' arrived at a pivotal moment in American indie music's re-engagement with country mythology. Paste Magazine noted that 2018 saw indie music 'fall in love with the cowboy as an image of classic America.' Peck's anonymity — maintained through his signature fringed mask — added a queer, anti-establishment charge to outlaw country tropes. The…

Why it matters

A landmark early document of the 2010s queer outlaw country movement, 'Big Sky' visually codified Peck's masked iconography and dusty, melancholic Americana aesthetic that would define his debut album Pony (2019). The video bridged the sonic gap between shoegaze and classic country with a coherent…

The director

Deni Cheng is a New York City-based filmmaker who works as a director, writer, and editor. Her short film BUCKO! premiered at Nitehawk Theater presented by NoBudge. Additional credits include the short films Paradise (2020) and Sucker (2023), the latter…