Normally I won’t cover the same band back to back on here,
but I figured after putting down Allen Cordell in my last post that I might as
well let you guys know why I do actually like him. Also in Cordell’s defense, the “Walk in the Park” video is
part of a collection of insane music videos that Beach House threw together to
release on DVD with every vinyl purchase of Teen Dream.
With that in mind here comes a piece from Cordell that is
pretty easy to appreciate. It
still has a bit too much post work for my liking, but the tone of the whole
video does indeed mach the song in which the video is made for. Yup, I’m talking about Cordell’s video
for “Lazuli” by Beach House.
You’ll recognize the work as Cordell’s by taking note of the
overtly saturated colors that pop throughout the video. Every color stands out
as the art direction of this video is one of it’s highlights. Also a highlight is Cordell’s use of
steadicam that is used to identify an outside world that we are familiar with. The rest of the shots that occur
indoors or in the land of CGI, are all locked down adding composure to the acts
of sitting at a bar and having a drink or sitting at home and watching bullshit
television.
(Just an example of the insanely awesome art direction here!)
On top of solid production we do get to see Beach House in
this video! I personally always like to see the band in the video and when the
band is host to Victoria Legrand, I’ll watch the video all day. All in all Cordell brings us a solid
video for “Lazuli.” Three story
lines fall in place and enter a world straight out of Cordell’s mind that is
both visually striking and fun to watch along with one of Beach House’s best
songs to date.
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