Simon Stålenhag’s retro-futuristicart comes to life in his directorial debut
Photo by Simon Stalenhag Simon Stalenhag has been on a roll recently. Earlier this year, Amazon adapted his book Tales from the Loop into a series. Last month, he kickstarted a new book called The Labyrinth. Now, he's making his directorial debut with the music video for Geronimo," a single off of Duvchi's forthcoming album, This Kind of Ocean, for which he also made the cover art.
The video stars a robotic penguin-man (named Hector) playing an antique piano covered in artistic graffiti curiously sitting alone in a scenic quarry. Over the next few minutes, we are treated to a wonderful mix of the evocative visuals Stalenhag is known for and the melodies from Duvchi and singer Nadia Nair, who is featured on the track.
The video...