Gomez has a new album out.
The band is not as popular as it once was but continues to release music. Their latest LP is titled Whatever's on your Mind and continues in the tradition that once made them almost famous. Having never been a fan of the band, I couldn't care too much about this new album, but it did get me thinking how much I adored the song and music video for their track See the World, which featured on 2006's How we Operate.
See the World was directed by Kim Gehrig and produced by Noreen Khan. Gehrig's shoot for the video took her around the world, nicely complimenting the song's conceit of broadening one's horizons and experiencing new things. It's a touching vignette, demonstrating how effective the medium of music videos can be when smart young directors are at the helm.
Kim Gehrig is now an award-winning promos director who seems to show a special wisdom and flair sorely lacking in contemporary music video directing. Her witty 2008 video for Wiley's Cash in my Pocket perfectly captured the greed and corporate chicanery fuelling the recession, which is still dragging on after 3 years.
I'm a big fan of Kim Gehrig's work and think she'll one day make cracking feature films if she so chooses to. She's technically savvy and totally inspiring. In her own words: "Great images and storytelling in all forms sparks ideas and gets me thinking."
You said it sister.
Great informative post, I had never heard of this person, but a good one nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteLove Gomez!
ReplyDeletemust admit I've never heard of her. The only song I adore from THe Verve is LOVE IS NOISE! I really love that video and the song.
ReplyDeleteive been following gomez for a while and im glad to see a post about them!
ReplyDeleteThat video was great!
ReplyDeleteawesome vid!
ReplyDeleteLoving the video, the music isn't my cup of tea but they aren't bad.
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That second vid cracked me up.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. It's true. Every time I come, I learn something new, or about a new artist. I have never heard of Gomez, and I love Massive Attack and The Verve! So, thank you! Off to Amazon.. You're going to make me broke. ;)
ReplyDeletePS. About the bag, haha - it might be a gender thing. But, Let's just say new music and new bags can both bring the same joy.
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what a beauty.
ReplyDeletethe vid is coool!
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First time i heard her name, but doesn't look bad at all!
ReplyDeleteAwesome videos. I loved the second one.
ReplyDeleteGomez were tipped as the next big thing eons ago and then seemed to fall off my radar. Good to know they are still going, they weren't a bad band.
ReplyDeleteYour Mum's got curtains to match my dress, why would that be worrying? x
I had never heard of this band before, but I love their song in the first video. The song is so good, I'm wondering why I had never heard of them before now. I guess their music never made it to the States? Either way, it's a shame they are not better known here.
ReplyDeleteThe second video is awesome as well. Kim really should do a full-length film one day.