Flock of Dimes - Two

What this video is

Released February 3, 2021 as the lead single for Flock of Dimes' second LP Head of Roses (Sub Pop, April 2, 2021), 'Two' arrived during the height of COVID-19 pandemic isolation, when music videos were a primary site of artistic and social expression. The video, filmed in January 2021 and co-directed by Baltimore theater artist Lola B. Pierson and Adult Swim-affiliated filmmaker Cricket Arrison, reflects the era's…

Why it matters

An exemplar of 2020s Sub Pop indie-art-pop, 'Two' sits at the intersection of accessible songwriting and experimental production. Critics at The New York Times noted its irregular meter and conceptual lyricism, while outlets from The Guardian to Beats Per Minute praised its genre-fluid blend of…

The director

Lola B. Pierson is a Baltimore-born playwright, writer, and director; co-founding Artistic Director of The Acme Corporation; graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts, Bard College, and Towson University; work featured in The New York Times, The Washington…