The Gotobeds - 2_15

What this video is

Released May 7, 2019 as a single from 'Debt Begins at 30' (Sub Pop), the video for '2:15' exemplifies the Pittsburgh underground's long tradition of radical self-sufficiency. The Gotobeds, named for Wire percussionist Robert 'Gotobed' Grey, emerged from a post-industrial city whose punk and hardcore scenes have historically thrived outside mainstream industry channels. The animated format — built painstakingly by…

Why it matters

As a 2019 animated music video for a Sub Pop post-punk act, '2:15' represents a rare instance of a band member self-animating a full music video in a DIY context. Its rapid-edit structure (189 cuts, 0.671s avg shot) mirrors the song's compressed, high-energy punk tempo, reinforcing the genre's…

The director

Tom Payne, known as TFP, is guitarist of The Gotobeds, a Pittsburgh, PA indie post-punk quartet formed circa 2009. Previously played in hardcore band Kim Phuc alongside bandmate Eli Kasan. The Gotobeds signed to Sub Pop Records in April 2015. TFP co-writes…