Yellow Ostrich "WHALE"

[LoLaMuuz]

for you 160 hateers .i.

[nono576]

this is like a white version of apocolypto.

[anipoltriz]

when i listen to this song...i would run outside jumping all over and squeeezing and hugging everything i see ! damn ! it's contagious

[tonts034]

Does this music video make anyone else think of the hunger games?

[JoelPullam]

@tonts034 LOL! Yes, a bit. I fucking love that trilogy.. some of the best books I've ever read. :]

[crystal1251]

my best friend's nickname is whale :)

[danieldcarlson]

Reminds me of this Yes, Nice video: watch?v=YAXWW6HJ3Cw

[bigdtokintree93yo]

lol at all the negative motherfuckers out there attempting to childishly diss good art like this. and they feed on hate and anger and fear and all that bullshit...makes them feel better knowing someone else is out there listening...well here's some damn good advice if you ask me DON'T FEED THE TROLLZ.....props @tnbigthing

[ZuperPhresh]

I work at Levi's and this song comes on all throughout the day. Just cant get enough of it.

[RamonaFlowers23]

I can't stop watching this... 

[killercarline]

Ohohohohohoh

[nnekablue]

this song is sex.

[DorianAilis]

we made a sad "shadow theater" (is that wird right?!) in our art advanced course and used this song for it. it was so awesome!!! now everbody want to know how the name of this amazing song is =D

[firdaus120]

boas galadia,,,,,,,,,,,

[Smeegz90]

new favorite band..

[wow5heyy]

First heard this when i walked by them playing at ACL, I stayed and listened to all of it and fell in love :)

[Chunkymonkey570]

I thought this was really good. The underwater part is dope as shit-perfect timing. Clap for em.

[heshshreder]

is that noah (panda bear)???????

[pulfinglelobe]

@heshshreder no ross

[coomsea]

Good song, although the video is a bit convoluted and strays from the original idea of the song... I don't think they conveyed it well in the video.

[RamonaFlowers23]

@coomsea I think the video was created to work with the song, but they started with the idea of the guy in the woods. I think it's fucking perfect, the video fits and conveys a whole new message that you might have missed.

[msplantv]

Pacsun brought me here, and boy am i HAPPY!

[Fudgemuffin727]

@msplantv you brought me here....

[JustNoodle]

LOVE ITTT!! :D

[pyrotarkus]

one of the must see bands of SxSW 2012 :P

[calebjohnson93]

anyone else notice his sleeves role up magically from 0:50 (down) to 0:55 (up)?

[niwklazio]

great music fits in very well to theese epic moments ofr change . Love And Light

[n3kas]

Loving this band with a big part of my heart ^^

[iDontPwn]

If there is Only 941 likes i must of watched it 77152 times

[MissRoskosity]

LOVE



[n3kas]

Love at first sight ^^

[F00LSG0LD215]

I remember when this first dropped two years ago on Bandcamp and it was FREE happy to see they are finally getting some flac and recognition.

[ThaNarc]

<3

[twinkililie]

Thank you Daniel Radcliffe!

[TheRedElifunt]

This song is what it feels like to have an extremely enlightening epiphany on life and your purpose while joyfully reveling in the complete silence experienced swimming underwater.

[HarrisonWoodMusic]

I like how his sleeves go from being rolled up to not every other scene.

This song is SO GOOD.

[sumbum999]

fell in love with this song immediately

[keithmoonaddict]

Best music video I've ever seen

[JBrrou]

freakin sweet

[sugar1n]

Oh Oh!!!!

O_O

[tnBIGthing]

Stop posting comments about how you hate dislikers! Its just getting worse. Sereiously fucking stop, your just feeding the trolls to dislike it............................­............

[leogv99]

I really love this song.

[teddyblairperkins]

this song is amazing and its amazing and did i mention its amazing ?

[Royboy287]

I F-ING LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD

[ianalatirocksyou]

where is the whale?

[STARDEREK13]

I love all of these people giving you musical advice.. idiots... Keep it up Schaafman! The son of a butcher... Heart of a lion... Dick of a whale.

[Deadlikeme16]

Only listening to this because Daniel Radcliffe said they where good

[grahamlaur]

Was expecting hipster twaddle, was pleasantly surprised. Good luck to 'em, they are pretty original.

[mollyj647]

@grahamlaur same here i watched it because daniel radcliff, though i was expecting it to suck because id never heard of it, but its AMAZING!

[rachy1234578]

Heard this was one of Daniel Radciffe's favorite bands and had to listen!

LOOOOOOVVVVEEEE!

[Nomortem]

@rachy1234578 You. You are the kind of person that I truly despise. The kind of folk who like something because someone of a higher social clique like it as well. Now, I'm not sayind don't like the song, but I find the fact that you felt obligated to listen to this band only because Daniel Radcliffe had truly irritating. Flame war anyone?

[rachy1234578]

@Nomortem I'm very sorry you feel that way. Other people have commented about how they found out about this band through an interview with Daniel Radcliffe. Are you going to tell them you despise them to? or is it just me?

[Nomortem]

@rachy1234578 It's not that I despise you specifically, matter of fact I don't even know you so it was indeed a little harsh of me to use such terminology, it just grinds my gears when people say things like that. I don't really know why but it just does, my apologies for extending such hatred to a complete stranger.

[widrew]

@Nomortem flame war on you. that is some stunningly elitist douchebaggy crap you just wrote there

[MrMaxevans]

i feel like this could be so much more. props to yellow ostrich for trying a new sound than other bands, but sadly, it is not quite what it should be. for example, the lack of climax, rising sound, etc. and the obvious lack of intonation isn't workable. they have a good sound, but they don't do enough with the sound

[LSDboomer]

@MrMaxevans so, why don't you go become a big famous musician sir? I mean, APPARETNLY you know what it takes....

[klmnumbers]

@MrMaxevans Not hearing any lack of intonation... In facts, the vocals are absolutely stunning in this. Plus, it's traditionally tonal. This particular video sounds like it has an odd mix though. Like the drums are way louder than I remember.

[JacobFCO]

Where the fuck did I hear this song before? I just found this band and I know I've heard this song before...

[mcnettbrian13]

Alex shaaf, yeah!!! Go PdC I live in prairie

[wortwortwort343]

wonderful!

[jalcazz]

wait ... .... what happened to the "whale"? =(

[jtisbetterdenu11]

in fucking love with this :)

[Varelze]

Damn I imagined this song to Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues... not this

[TheChillWavve]

Everyone in this band was really funny and chill to talk to.

[Dantizz]

perfect



[mosCueRAM]

like bar = yoda's lightsaber

[stottie92]

Very Beatle-esque...I LOVE IT! :D

[kiokio21]

@stottie92 not really

[stottie92]

@kiokio21 well I think so.



[yummybumcrum]

they really like the letter O

[kbomber12]

Rappers should go in over this!

[anabell1966]

all you please be quit he went to my school in wisconsin all the teacher still remeber him i hope they remeber me to

[TBcinema]

147 people are impatient and couldn't wait for the awesomeness to unfold. Yellow Ostrich, Delicate Steve, and Ra Ra Riot @ Chapel Hill was one of the greatest shows.

[kiizuuu89]

THIS IS FCKNIG AWESOME!! Why haven't I heard of this band before!? I have missed out on so much! IT IS SO DAMN GOOOD!!

[AndySquirrel]

fantastic album but this music video was utterly boring, come on guy, put some effort forth. We desperately need to reinvent music videos as an artistic medium and it hurts my heart when musicians are absolutely bursting with creativity in their sound but don't try to do anything novel with their videos. A guy running through the woods put to your track? come on! lame lame lame

[howedylan]

Panda Bear?

[bryan200073]

when i first heard this song i was immediatly in love with it

[bryan200073]

what does the video mean

[Geronamo33]

Right now this is my favorite song of all time and also my favorite band =) Alex you have out done your self I love all your music!! <3 Btw I love the video It's great

[sirluc756]

This should be on Much Music not lil wayne "talking" about bitches and how much more money he has than you.

[nahligcliff]

SO SWEET!

[artboy76]

reminds me of animal collective our massai mambara

[TyG8]

I like both.

[hapa678]

Great song. Okay video. Really bad pairing.

[ATOMICxRAVE]

where is this filmed, I want to to go there

[mikkizzil4shizzil]

@ATOMICxRAVE its in catskills NY its really nice im not shure of the exact name but my family goes there all the time durign the summer it gets packed though =/

[itmaybeokay]

@ATOMICxRAVE Kaaterskill Park That's where the waterfalls/cliffs are. The rest of it was filmed all over the area.

[fidelmehra]

love the song.. but bad video.. sorry

[ConciseCabbage]

This version is shit compared to the one on Wild Comfort

[boredatfour]

I got an email about this. Congrats Alex!

[mhellin]

Amazing song and an amazing new band, but the video? I mean, it's artistically really well done, but aside from that, it didn't do much for me.

[sammyenn]

140 dislikes? what the fuhhhhhhh.

[brutalspoon]

Awesome video, guys! Love the play with the depth of field and the timing of the rocks plunging into the water with the drums. Oh, and the ending was great too.

I'm free! Oh shi-

[SmallBusiness87]

Basically to explain this video, Y.O. fans are hunting band members for serious hugs.

[MCMelroy]

haters gonna hate

[swamygee]

Why the hate people?

[ohtralalafaa]

WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE

[pinkadeeful]

I saw these guys at Bottom of the Hill in SF. They're fantastic live! Can't wait to see them again. The harmonies are unique and just fun to listen to.

[tweeter5026]

You guys are the shit... however, just friendly advice.. make a Wikipedia page.. when i first heard you guys i tried to look you up on wiki and was sadly disappointed that i couldn't read anything about you.

[ElzGrier]

I love this song and the album it comes from. This video is also well shot, but... does it have ANYTHING to do with the song? I could think of lots of directions to go with this song (lyrics, feel) but this isn't it.

[surewould85]

i clicked because i wanted to see a whale

[aszenasi]

awesome video btw. where was it shot?

[HousleyMike]

Music to run like a girl to.

[xCroB93x]

And Yellow Ostrich finally sells out.

[StarvingSound]

@xCroB93x Sell out? How? You're an idiot.

[IndieSoy]

@xCroB93x I don't quite understand why you think they sold out. Explain further

[xCroB93x]

@IndieSoy Stop trolling.

[flushnex]

@xCroB93x Wtf you talking about? It's not their fault they become popular or get featured. Its that people like their songs. Besides if that doesn't satisfy your little "underground music" heart then you'd be pleased to know that some techno-fags disliked this video.

[aszenasi]

@xCroB93x Sucks that people actually want their music to be heard right? The fuck is with people saying anyone "sold out." Life is lived around money, if you're gonna feed yourself better by making your music available to a larger audience (which isn't even a bad thing) why would you ever turn that down?

[ataturk1996]

They will get popular Than Justin Beiber ,, believe me!!

[justincabell]

How does people dislike this? This is amazing!

[LewisWhitesides]

hipsters of the world... UNITE!!!

[thetwinkleturnip]

Wow. something fresh and exciting. They'll certainly fail.

[MightyMartel]

@thetwinkleturnip For sure.

[asoh123]

Free Yellow Ostrich...they will go far...

[HippieChic1970]

@ThEFallEnDisGracE Excuse me?...I am thinking you are quoting some of the lyrics?At least I hope you are!

[TheMyw810]

BrilliaNt...!!!

[HippieChic1970]

Love the harmonies.

[LucidChampagne]

im not a fan of the beginning but i enjoy the song from 2 minutes to the end :P

[JRayMalcolm]

whats with all the hate on this song? It's freaking amazing!! the likes will just go up after it stops being a featured video.

[EricSails]

How can you not listen to this more than once?

[MightyMartel]

@EricSails Easy. Or do you mean in a lfetime? Because I RARELY listen to a song two times in a row.

[MrDip02]

unsubscribed



[lifehousechica]

Please watch! :/ youtube.com/watch?v=KUnJUDnFw_­w

[fattypatty88]

Pre-ordered, received, and LOVE this album, and the video is no exception. If you dont get it, it's because YOU suck...More Power to YellowOstrich. they friggin rock

[smnsohail]

/watch?v=LdqRuUXCruk

[4everscary]

241 hipsters liked this video.

[kinsaka]

Seems like the beginning is a little long to me I started to enjoy it around 2:15 when the guitar started

[IIRemy]

I'll be honest and say that this just sounds like noise.

[mcrnsplvd]

The song is nice, but the video could be better

[knowxvill]

Eh,,, not my thing.

[rhjglk]

i like the song, dont see why many dislike it.... im definately going to download it

[Jex134]

what a woefully bland song :S

[aa428507]

Pitchfork media will give a 9.8 to this U_U''

[ItSmellsLikeIrony]

Jeez people, to each their own. I for one love this song, but I respect that other people don't. Just cool yourself down and listen to the song if you like it, and don't if you don't.

[mikkizzil4shizzil]

i know were that place is he threw himself off its in catskills in Ny i go there alot during the summer

[xCroB93x]

Hey, let's all dislike this video cause this band is SooOoO indie and youtube is making it all mainstream and shit.

[NickanUKnow]

like this if you got it from the movie the beaver

[xbdayx]

You dislike this video. Thanks for the feedback!

[feenixrising10]

very cool sound

[therealcanyon]

The song didnt even have anything to do with the video?

[ZhuSeth]

@therealcanyon maybe if you read the description..

[Pheonix916]

@ZhuSeth i dont get it..

[therealcanyon]

@ZhuSeth Still doesn't make sense. Hahaha.

[ZhuSeth]

@therealcanyon

@Pheonix916

This is the music video, it's recorded by the label and released on their channel

[LewisWhitesides]

I was on that "WHALE" hype a while ago. This song is the shit! What is with the dislikes?!?!?!?

[xiaosainzboy]

Seriously. Most of mainstream music is garbage, but there are talents behind those songs. If they want to be raunchy, provocative, create catchy songs, don't give them shit because of it. Some are skilled, some have talent.

Whale absolutely has merits. It's a lot more obscure, but does that make it automatically bad? Should you hate music simply because elitists like it? No. Use your own ears and think about what the artist's intent was. Don't be a fucking douche either if you don't like it.

[scottycatman]

@xiaosainzboy

Okay, I will take that to heart. Because I don't like this song, it sucks... not because it's different from my usual.

DRUM N BASS FTW

[Rul3iks]

You are all a bunch of conformist consumers buying into the system. This band had to work to get where they are, unlike justin beiber and other so called "artists" like him. This is real art.

You are nothing but sheep following the herd. Don't buy into the system.

[aa428507]

@Rul3iks In fact, JB worked hard to get where he is now, i don't like his music, but i just want to clarify the things

[couragejar]

@Rul3iks You're spreading a pretty original message.

[abyssalspecter93]

Hipsters are making worse and worse music all the time.

[12w3e4tttt]

If this were a pancake it would be a really shitty pancake.

[cortezthemusic]

oh oh oh oh oh oh oh thats its the producer should have really been slap the lyrics are good but the arrangment

[Koolaiddewz]

hipsters

hipsters everywhere....

[Germano111]

To anyone who gives a dislike: Go away and listen to your mainstream lady gaga-lil wayne-whatever-shit!

THIS here is great art and it should be supported!!!

Because this artist has no stupid major label deal or whatever that brings him up only with money!

So be fair and like or be quit!

[kufakid2]

@Germano111 Hey! You can like music like this and mainstream music too!

[iamjakeparty]

@Germano111 hahaha picture perfect hipster right here

[pats186]

@Germano111 They are featured on the main page of the largest video site. And the song blows. Quit trying to be hip and unique by listening to crap. LADY GAGA 4 LIFE!

[Germano111]

@pats186 Well....LOL? :D

[laydy98]

sapo mk muestre algo bueno

one of the biggest stoner bands besides MGMT