New Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Video - "Albatross Albatross Albatross" (Stereogum Premiere)
A year ago today (7/31) we suggested you keep your eyes peeled for Seattle's Mt St. Helens Vietnam Band. Coincidentally, it's also the first anniversary of the quintet's debut show. Really, what better time then to take a look at the Matt Daniels-directed video for "Albatross Albatross Albatross," a track from the crew's self-titled Dead Oceans debut. It's an idyllic old-timey clip set in a gorgeous landscape, but things shift dramatically when the male half of a happy couple shoots someone by mistake when hunting gulls. The lesson? Dense forests aren't good places to be haunted by ghosts.
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is out via Dead Oceans. If you're around the actual Mount St. Helens, the band's doing a performance 8/15 at the Mount St. Helens Institute (at Mount St. Helens Volcanic Monument). As the press release puts it:
Dollars raised at this event will go to build new exhibits within the various public observatories at the Mount St. Helens Monument, in advance of the 30th anniversary of the volcano's eruption. As part of these pre-anniversary festivities, MSHVB will be guided by the Mount St. Helens Monument's leading scientists to various sites throughout the monument, such as the pumice fields, and Mount St. Helens southern ridge, which was blown-off during the historic eruption. This event also marks the first time a band has ever played a volcano in the continental United States ... The concert, at Mount St. Helens' Johnston Ridge Observatory will support development of the "Taking the Pulse of an Active Volcano" exhibit at Mount St. Helens. The event will begin with a presentation by Dr. John Bishop, a published Mount St. Helens researcher, who will discuss the changing landscape since the 1980 eruption.
You can get tickets here.
Posted at 10:29 AM by brandon in Video
Tags: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
The only thing good about Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band is the person in charge of their publicity
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This band is not good.
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why? popping hi hats, fresh licks, intensity, smoothe sinths. I think they're probably just not your taste buddy
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This video is beautiful. I don't care what Pitchfork and its acolytes say, I like this band's music.
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The video is interesting and looks good, but song doesn't do much for me.
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you guys are crazy. i saw them play with cursive. they were absolutley amazing. love this band, one of the best ive heard in a long time
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You guys are all on crack! This band is awesome!! So you better stop dissing my brother's band! They rock, and you probably don't! :)
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this band is good..i saw them play with cursive in LA an theyre even better live.. haters can suck it
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This video is awesome and so is MSHVB!!!
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people don't like change, and MSHVB is changing things. This band is the most progressive i've heard in so long. Took me many many listens to their album to understand it. That's always a great sign. Awesome video.
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This video is wonderful. What a great way to celebrate your one year anniversary! <3
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i was hoping there would be a photo of the killed man in the woman's locket
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I saw them in LA when they played with Cursive, and i love thier music. you guys are crazy for saying they suck. and as for the video, it was crazy, but i was hoping that he wouldve opened the locket.
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i love mshvb
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MSHVB is awesome I saw them at sasquatch and fell in love with their music, this video is interesting but so is the one for cheer for fate, I like it.
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Nice.
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I am not ashamed to say I am completely obsessed with this band right now.
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