Coopertheband’s “Rebels” music video is a celebration of good, ol’ fashioned, epic American fun—the kind of fun that gets out of control.
This song is such an anthem of the good times, it’s hard to not smile throuout. A walking rhythm, based on some fancy drum work by Will Kwasigroh, is complemented well by the catchy chorus. Seriously, after writing this, I’ll be singing “Rebels” for a week.
Coopertheband’s “Rebels” music video
The group kicks off the video in a living room, where a tense board game showdown is brewing. Dice are thrown, battle lines are drawn, and guitarist Joseph Kyle simply throws shade between sips of his ever-present mug. Before you know it, the group is transplanted to an outdoor location throwing down in a full-blown color war.
A color war?
Yes, the only we can explain the insanity that follows this tense game of Catan is to call it a full-blown color war. The band gathers their “armies” and sets off chalky color bombs like the Fourth of July. Front man Cooper Brown takes a pounding at the beginning like a real champ, but it’s really singer Phoebe Scott who takes the cake when a cloud of blue smoke erupts from her face from a point-blank shot. To be honest, that shot to the face is probably the best part of the entire video, but let’s not stop there.
After an intial round of slinging chalk, we soon to move to roman candles. That’s right, this war is getting serious now. The sparkling fireworks work for many reason during this transition. They harken back to that sense of American fun and also segue the video to a night time performance. Now, the band moves from slinging colorful chalk, to wearing neon battle paint. The color war is coming to an end. Finally, a late friend shows up to inform the guys that she brought Catan. Thanks, Stacey.
Give these guys a follow, or go check out their website for info on upcoming events and releases. This video is a great representation of their flavor, and we can’t get enough at Nashville Unsigned.
