These Are Powers - "Easy Answers" (Official Video)

The video for These Are Powers song Easy Answers was jointly inspired by the annual Ghost Festival held every August in China and the Chinese folkloric tradition of burning joss paper after the death of a relative or loved one. Joss paper has long been burned ceremoniously as an offering to the dead, representing all of the worldly goods that spirits may desire in the afterlife, including intricately detailed miniature paper replicas of mansions, BMW convertibles, laptop computers, karaoke VCRs, and large denomination hell bank notes or ghost money. Once burned, these items are believed to join the deceased loved ones in heaven, and for lost spirits who still roam the land of the living, small paper boats and lanterns are bought and released, which signifies giving direction to these restless ancestors.

Video directed by Jacqueline Caste.

For more information on These Are Powers:
http://www.deadoceans.com/artist.php?name=thesearepowers

Category:

Music

Tags:

• powers
• easy
• answers
• dead
• oceans

[artistofwords]

Am I the only one who thinks this is a steaming heap of hipster bullshit?

[amoanima4]

It starts off promising but completely disappoints. Definitely don't like this

[kristina80ification]

@artistofwords

maybe, but it's enjoyable hipster bullshit.

[ray1351]

@CaptainErn nah - people should be able to express their opinion about something be it good or bad - , you arent offending anyone personally so there shouldnt be anything wrong with it

[CaptainErn]

@ray1351 i respect your opinion but it's the unwarranted negativity that bothers me about comments like that. you don't have to like them, but you don't have to be spiteful either. secondly, thrice and muse are pretty mainstream. you won't find experimental bands on mtv. here are some real experimental bands: hella, lightning bolt, at the drive-in, the mars volta, health, aidswolf, animals as leaders(you'd probably like them best). i wouldn't really consider this video experimental either...

[ray1351]

@CaptainErn how? well with me im trying to find new music to add to my library - whats wrong with sharing my opinion of it? its crap and hurts my ears. - i was looking at the experimental rock list on wiki just to see if this was as good as thrice or muse and obviously i got my ears violated

[Acruatpr]

Highschool Film Project Yes?



[CaptainErn]

what i don't understand is how people who don't like this kind of music always get linked to these videos... i've been in to bands like health ex models blonde redhead and the like for years and i just now found out about this band. @_@ i give it a like.

[misterbamboostick]

Don't like the vocals, but the music rocks.

[Jakethewinner]

@artistofwords No. You aren't.

[oglioko]

THIS SUCKS!!

[sweetbabyfarita]

stop it

stop it

STOP IT D: