David W. Swanson

Pastor and Author

the mountain goats, “woke up new”

It’s not a new video, but I recently rediscovered this gem from The Mountain Goats for their song, Woke Up New.

For more on The Mountain Goats, check out Bob’s write-up of this video at rednoW.com (scroll down a bit to “Best Performance Video”) .

As mentioned, we typically lean away from “promotional” or “performance” music videos due to… well, lack of interest in watching artists attempt to lip-sync. That said, rumors around this video claim only 2 cuts are made within in… if so, an impressive performance by both John Darnielle and Rian Johnson (director).

Read the rest at rednoW.

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One response to “the mountain goats, “woke up new””

  1. Larry Eisner Avatar
    Larry Eisner

    Wow… just wow. I’m not even enjoying the song all THAT much, but it’s okay…

    But that video is mind-blowing in it’s simple-complexity. (Does that make sense?) Like, I could follow all the “different sets” in my mind, but as a director, and videographer, I couldn’t imagine the foresight and planning required to make that video a reality. Not to mention the split-second, immensely precise editing to make it believable. Just awesome.

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