Matteah Baim - "Dude" (music video premiere)

Matteah Baim- Dude from Dream Drive on Vimeo.

New York-based folk singer-songwriter Matteah Baim is releasing her third full-length record, Falling Theater, this week, and with it comes this video for one of its songs, "Dude." A series of screen-tests of various dudes - both men and women - inspired by the classic Andy Warhol series, the video has a minimalistic, rhythmic vibe to it. It's interesting watching the different kinds of people that the video's creators (Matthew Nelson-Love, Jack Schurman, and Baim herself) were able to squeeze into the single day of shooting. Everyone gives the camera a slightly different expression: whether it's a tiny smirk, a dead-serious stare, or a rather blank gaze. Baim pops up toward the end as the only person who removes a piece of clothing, and that feels appropriate: this album of hers is her clearest yet, with rich production values and Baim's voice really rising out of the occasional murk of her previous LPs. As reflected in the first line of the song, "He is a kind-hearted person," the video is simple but full of a subtle joy.

Falling Theater is out this week via Dream Drive/Kobalt.

Matteah Baim - Falling Theater

Stream: Matteah Baim - Falling Theater Pitchfork is premiering the new album by under-the-radar singer-songwriter Matteah Baim, Falling Theater. This is her third record, following her lovely debut Death of the Sun and Laughing Boy, both of which have gone criminally under-appreciated. Previously, Baim collaborated with CocoRosie's Sierra Cassidy on the "soft-metal" group Metallic Falcons. This third LP of hers is pretty short, but it features smooth guitars, strings, and Baim's sleepy but strong vocals, along with better production than her last two records.

Stream it via Pitchfork Advance above. Falling Theater is out June 17 via Dream Drive/Kobalt.