Over the years we have been huge fans of Nada Surf.  Several of their recordings register very high on our all-time favorite albums list (Let Go, The Weight is a Gift, and Lucky are all outstanding).  And if you get a chance to catch them live, don’t miss it.  They simply rule the stage.  Earlier this year they released another gem, The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy.  The music video below is for song Jules and Jim off the new album.

According to the band, the video “was filmed over the span of several months on location in Arch Cape, Oregon and inside a historic house in Providence, Rhode Island. It gently alludes to the classic French New Wave film of the same name. The video brings you into the dreamlike world of three characters who are both intertwined and isolated and into three different worlds which are also intertwined and yet isolated. The different perspectives of both the three characters and the three worlds seek to evoke the ever changing feelings and roller coaster ride that comes from being a rational being crazy in love – desire, jealousy, security, ecstasy, sadness, beauty and the like, and yet to be able to see clearly outside ones own feelings. The sets are either actual outdoor settings or were composed from organic materials and found objects. The characters were made from found objects, wire, and Sculpey. The film was directed, animated and edited by Rachel Chaiya Blumberg.”

The claymation (Skulpey?) thing may just about be played out in music videos, but the song is a beauty.  Check it out.