When I was music-loving kid, I spent many weekend mornings glued to the screen watching MuchMusic and VH1, just hoping for more glimpses of my favourite bands and pop stars – and a little more insight into these people behind the music I loved.
In the thick of the digital age, I obviously no longer need to hunt far and wide for an obscure interview or performance, because chances are everything I’m looking for is one Google search away. But, something that’s less common (but so intriguing) is a slowly budding trend of artists taking their popular stage show to unique, crowdless locations, bringing along a camera crew and giving whole new life to the concept of a concert film. This performance concept – which could be looked at as an especially long music video – is exactly the kind of quiet insight into great artists that I consider breathtaking; it casts a sort of stillness over their music and its intent, and unlike rowdy festival footage or theatrical made-for-MTV music videos – these short music films feel so authentic. I find they change the way you hear the music.
As you’ll see below, dreamy indie-rock group Beach House, chillwave pioneer Washed Out and Icelandic post-rock collective Sigur Ros have mastered the meaningful concert film concept. Whether through a short deep-dive series or a long set of outdoor performances – the settings, commentary and pace pay wonderful homage to the sounds within.
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