Joshua Nichols’s clip for “From Nothing To Nowhere” is similarly stark: it features the members of Pinback in action, playing under a dark sky in what initially appears to be a barren field. But there’s more detail here than what immediately meets the eye – three wheel-treads slash across the cold earth in front of the musicians. Bright light pours over the drummer’s shoulder; later, electrical supernovas illuminate the desert landscape. The camera pulls back, and a spectacular aurora borealis hangs in the sky above Pinback, throwing an eerie light on Rob Crow’s face. Could they possibly be performing on the moon, or another world? Certainly there is something extraterrestrial and untethered about this scene – something that invites the viewer to experience an altered state. Flecks of dust catch the light and float through the air, shadows slash across the ground, and the band members stand and play; titans of this deserted world.

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