On the National’s last Trouble Will Find Me video, they put a dancing kid upfront while the band stood back and jammed like a veteran Russian punk outfit. This time around they’ve invoked their own inner youth — albeit in a bit more mature (shotgunning beers, doing cannonballs in a swimming pool, and crushing a bouncy castle) sort of way. Okay, maybe this isn’t more mature. But it’s a fun, rowdy time nonetheless, complete with an injury-prone commitment to the project that resulted in a concussion (Scott Devendorf on the Slip ‘n Slide) and bruised face (Matt Berninger riding a bike into the pool). Watch the boys have the best. summer. ever. above.
Ethan Johns, Featured, Jon Brion, Laura Marling, Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Adams