Here We Go Magic: "Tunnelvision" (Video)

 

This clip for Here We Go Magic's "Tunnelvision" starts off as a grainier, yet much better, version of the visuals you get on Windows Media Player. But then a blurry face, or the surface of a lake flashes on the screen, and the video starts to take on a melancholy feel all its own. As the song's pastoral folk swells slowly, the cut-together shots of the video start to build their own momentum, tumbling over one another and adding a nice tension to the ever-expanding track. And just when you think you're catching up to the video's kaleidoscopic slideshow, the song ends and you are left with one hell of a haunting final image.

 

"Tunnelvision" comes from the album Here We Go Magic, which will be out Feb. 24 on Western Vinyl. [Pitchfork.tv]