BOY CRISIS: THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

Couldn’t resist this one. Official music video for Boy Crisis’s single, “The Fountain of Youth”, directed by Jordan Fish, off the album ” “. Boy Crisis is a Brooklyn (where else) based band which features Victor Vasquez of the rap duo Das Racist. The band is heavily influenced by the post-disco/post-punk sound of the early 80’s and are often compared to MGMT, not only for their sound but aesthetics. Its a pretty over the top video to say the least. For starters, the video was cast through a craigslist casting call “looking for local spear-wielding ladies to wear relatively minimal costumes. No pay, but free food.” If the filming location seems familiar, that’s because it’s McCarren Pool in Williamsburg.  Since the pool parties ended last year,  Boy Crisis would like you to believe that a strange post apocalyptic gang of women in headdresses have inhabited the space and held the band captive there , which they seem to have embraced…along with their American Apparel gold tights. Ok, so now that I think about it, maybe the video premise isn’t thaaaat far off from what really goes on there. So, if you haven’t already had your fill of hipsters dressing up like noble savages, raise a PBR, this one is for you.

I should note, in ’08, Pitchfork Media declared these guys “the absolute worst band in the world right now. Seriously” and said “they manage to fulfill every hipster douchebag cliche”. Strong to quite strong words and where does that leave Creed?  I’m not sure who these guys pissed off, but I think Pitchfork may have missed that the band is ironically being ironic…for whatever that’s worth. The real question is whether Boy Crisis has redeemed themselves in 2010?  They may need to actually find the Fountain of Youth to score staying power but this song is damn catchy, so for now, I’ll take the bait. I still dont quite understand the hot dog scene…but I don’t understand a lot of things that happen in the burg. Love em or hate em, let us know…

one more for ya. Admit it, they are funny…