NIVA, 'The Boy From the Sun'

I want to reach 40 posts this month (for the first time in Quiet Man history) and thought a music video post would be perfect to push me closer to that goal. November does not have one yet, so it is only fitting. (Here is the widescreen glory: http://youtu.be/h3sm3sIeaGg.)

I stumbled across “The Boy From the Sun” after checking out videos for Neon Indian, most notably “Fallout.” I heard “Fallout” one night when I had IPRs’ Night Music on in the background, and was curious enough to check it out on YouTube. Among the related links was a whole bunch of hipster alt that gave me LA flashbacks, quasi-porn, and a few gems, like “The Boy From the Sun.”

Yes, I suppose I have a thing for chicks dressed in short shorts, striped tube socks, and salvation store baseball/softball t-shirts. It is very seventies. For one to be jumping on a trampoline in slow mo is an added bonus, I guess. (It is, as one YouTube commenter said, like an American Apparel ad.) That said, the music is pretty good, too. If not for that, I would not be posting the video.

I have been into much more mellow and melancholy electronic lately (I suppose this is kind of electronic in a way), and this song fits into that style. I also felt the tone fits well with late-November. The trees have been stripped of their leaves, the sky is overcast, and the temperatures are falling. I like this time of year, but I will get to that some other time. The cinematography and choreography are also notable. The video compliments the music perfectly.