It's a Famile affair in the first video from Danielson's triumphant latest Secretly Canadian album, Ships. Featuring singer/songwriter Daniel Smith surrounded by friends, relations, and more cardboard (or are they wood?) cutouts than a fifth grade play, the "Did I Step on Your Trumpet?" clip is crowded, kooky, and joyful-- just like the song.

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Somehow I doubt anyone else will watch it, much less comment, but I thought it was really cool. Did you guys try filming it with a floating camera for a few takes? Some close up would have been wicked I think. -j

         

i did. too clever by a third.

         

i love danielson, and i love this video.

         

dir. J. Christiaan Palladino - interesting, but not fully formed.