The Armoires

We Absolutely Mean It (Official Music Video)

Big Stir Records

This delightful video, directed and animated by Brent Seavers, is like the ultimate adult coloring book come to life, with lyrics that pound the table as a statement of purpose.

I asked Rex Broome how the video was created, and if AI was involved. Here's what he had to say: "The 'in-betweening' of the frames was done by AI in a very directed way by Brent Seavers (the animator and visual artist). He did something like 1200 hand drawn frames and AI filled in the frames between them (and he had to give it multiple rounds of instructions to get it right). He also integrated our live action segments from hours of green screen footage we shot -- so in short, AI is involved, but a lot of human drawing, effort, and decision making were the primary creative process. Brent was great, a lot of the imagery was pulled from our lyrics (for the whole album that nobody has heard yet!) and the artwork my daughter Ridley has been doing for the singles, the album, and the whole project, so it's a very special video!"

This is folkish college rock you can dance to, which means it has a great beat. Spotlight on Larysa Bulbenko's elegant viola playing, but the whole band shines. They are Christina Bulbenko on vocals and keys, Rex Broome on vocals and guitar, Clifford Ulrich on vocals and bass, and John M. Borack on drums. In short, this is one great clip, a feast for the ears and eyes every time it’s played.

Andrea Weiss