Analysing Music Video Genres- Indie Rock- Part 3

Pixies

The Pixies are an American band formed in 1986 in Boston. They are associated with the genres indie rock and alternative rock. Their style has been described as a mixture of surf music and punk rock. They have said that they try to be dynamic, but their music is usually either loud and intense or quiet and relaxed. 

Debaser is an example of one of their songs. The music video features shots of a live performance, overlaid with letters and effects which make the video look as if it is malfunctioning. The video itself is very dark in colour and it is very hard to tell what is going on, as the video seems to have been shot using a lower quality camera, making the video seem more unfinished and different. This conforms to the indie rock genre, where videos are typically performance based. Indie rock videos are also often of a lower quality, to reiterate their 'alternative' feel which they have about them.