Music Video Vibes

One of the most iconic bands to come out of the PNW recently graced our studio floor with their music video shoot for “Worry With You”. Featuring Portlandia’s Carrie Brownstein, Sleater-Kinney is poised to release their 10th studio album this year and we couldn’t be more excited to have been a part of this production. Their musical roots run back to 1994 in Olympia, Washington, where they first started shaping the American indie rock scene from a practice space on Sleater-Kinney Road. Since then, they’ve been called the “best American punk band ever” by Rolling Stone Magazine.

Produced and directed by Alberta Poon, the video gives a snapshot of a young couple trapped in quarantine. Her choice on using the short 6ft. set walls did a great job of illustrating that claustrophobic feeling we all got during lockdown. Brownstein’s comedic performance as a fitness instructor left us all wanting to work on our front kicks, while her bandmate Corin Tucker played a quirky tincture hawker on TV. Their two-day shoot was a fun one and we hope to have Alberta back in the studio as soon as possible.

Alberta's production company, Nocturnal Uniform, is one of the few WOC-owned in town and they've done some great work recently with some of Portland's staple eateries, Sizzle Pie and Potato Champion. In addition to creating top-notch video content, she also co-wrote a short film called Crouching Comic with Katie Nguyen, who was just awarded WWeek's funniest person in Portland. It's slated to release later this year and you can find more information here: https://crouchingcomic.com