This video depicts a man driving his Dodge, pitchforking sticks, and otherwise getting an honest day of work done in the woods. All is benign until he starts to tie a noose. Death’s face appears wholesome, sinister intentions cloaked not in black but in flannel. Depending on how much credit you want to give to Cass McCombs, he could be questioning the current politics of power: a system that hides its destructive greed behind what is plain and good. Produced by Aaron Brown, this song is off McCombs' recent album, Catacombs.

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