The Vindys Make it to Tribeca Film Festival!
Our friends The Vindys, one of Ohio’s favorite bands, released their critically acclaimed album Bugs in 2021. The music video for the album’s title track “Bugs,” watch it HERE, was selected as one of eight music videos that will be shown at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in the SHORTS: BATS**T CRAZY line-up alongside videos from Lizzo and The Black Keys among others. Screenings are June 9 at 8:15pm at the Angelika, June 14 and 17 at AMC 19th St. East 6 at 9:15pm. Tickets are on sale on May 2.
The song, with mesmerizing and hypnotic beat, was mixed by Ryan West (Rihanna, Eminem, Jay-Z). Metaphorically “Bugs” is about the things that keep singer Jackie Popovec awake at night, but the video, which was directed by Peter-John Campbell of Claymore Pictures and filmed at a private home in Canfield, OH, was inspired by her real-life experience of finding 10,000 yellow jackets behind the walls in the ceiling of her bedroom. They took this literal story and made an inception-like dream within a dream music video where Popovec falls asleep and wakes up to insects (The Vindys band members) disturbing her. The video follows a spiraling wonderland into several scenes before waking up and realizing it was all a dream. "The band and I were completely shocked when the ‘Bugs’ music video came out,” says Popovec. “Everything about the video screamed cinematic and creative and we could not be more honored as a small band from Youngstown, Ohio to be acknowledged by the Tribeca Film community!"
We asked Jackie about the experience; "This is only our second music video we've ever collaborated on. Bugs was filmed in one very long day in one incredible house full of movie-set like rooms and halls! It was so fun to play dress up and highlight the many different personalities of the band,” she told us.
Bugs was released in 2021 and was named Album of The Year by The Repository saying it’s “… a record showcasing a maturing, versatile band whose musical palette encompasses everything from gritty classic rock to vintage jazz to refined pop.” Cleveland Magazine says “With a propulsive, soulful feel that reminds us of the Black Keys, this Youngstown band’s catchy rock tunes make us want to dance, whether we’re in a grimy dive bar or a field in Lake County.” WKSU (NPR) called it “…a 10-track rock ‘n’ roll triumph that fuses the group’s vintage jazz aesthetic with a more straightforward blues-rock sound.” Ear To The Ground says “…The Vindys are one of the tightest and most talented acts on the national stage. The rockers have long produced soulful and exquisite tracks, but with their latest album, they prove to be a magnetic force of sonic mastery.”