Les Savy Fav‘s first album in 14 years is out in a couple weeks, and all the singles so far have come with really good music videos; their latest is no different. “World Got Great” was directed by animator and filmmaker Jimbo Matison, who puts Les Savy Fav’s outsized personalities into an homage to ’70s Japanese tokusatsu sci-fi monster shows like Ultraman and Android Kikaider. It’s also mostly done with intricate cardboard cutouts.
“Everything is so computer generated now, nothing seems sincere”, says Matison. “I wanted raw materials and simple ideas to do the talking. We also wanted to have a good time while making this, so why not get back to 1st grader basics? Can we make a video with cardboard, crayons, and a phone? Hell yeah, we can.”
Mattison continues: “Did we buy a $4.99 bubble machine at the dollar store? Yeah, it lasted for about 30 minutes which was just enough time to shoot what was needed. That thing pumped mad bubbles while it worked. Can you see cat hair on the closeups? Absolutely. We are a little embarrassed by that, but hey, Skipper is a rad cat and we love him. The finale may look familiar as Fruity Pebbles were used as the color scheme. It’s a vibrant colored cardboard explosion. Does this video look ‘out of the box’? No. Is it boring? No. Mission accomplished.”
Watch “World Got Great” below.
OUI, LSF is out May 10 via Frenchkiss/The Orchard, and Les Savy Fav will be on tour this year, including a record release show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 16. All dates are listed below.
LES SAVY FAV – 2024 TOUR DATES
May 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 24 – Dublin, IRE – Whelans
May 25 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
May 26 – South Derbyshire, UK – Bearded Theory
May 28 – Barcelona, ESP – Primavera Sound
June 28 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
June 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
June 30 – Somerville, MA – Arts at the Armory
July 12 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
July 13 – Seattle, WA – Day in Day Out
July 21 – Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
Aug 3 – Katowice, PL – OFF Festival