Catfish Haven - ＂Tell Me＂

What this video is

Catfish Haven's 'Tell Me' music video documents a Chicago-based indie power trio at the moment of their Secretly Canadian full-length debut in September 2006. The band occupied a distinctive niche within the mid-2000s indie landscape: an un-ironic synthesis of classic soul, early rock & roll, and punk intensity at a time when much of indie rock favored studied, subdued aesthetics. The video's dark, warm, low-budget…

Why it matters

Represents a key document of the mid-2000s indie soul/roots rock revival in the American Midwest. Catfish Haven's blend of punk aggression and classic R&B soul, described by critics as 'Creedence Clearwater Revival meets Nirvana,' occupied a rare space between genres. The video's raw, low-fi…