Video Of The Week: Desert Owls

My legendary friend Allan Lento has found yet another new talent to spend his time honing: video director. You might recall that a year ago - almost to the day - my Video Of The Week was for Montréal indie rock band Desert Owls. This time around, the Owls and Lento have joined forces for their brand-spanking new video for the song God After Nine, a song that will satisfy your craving for Nirvana-type grunge better than a whole box set or Incesticide ever could.

In this song, singer Sebastian Freeman's passion shines through more clearly than on any other recording I've heard, and the rythm section of Luca Fantigrossi (bass) and Tomas Matthews (drums) is fast becoming one of the city's tightest and most dependable.

A year ago, these guys were GOOD, a show you had to see; nowadays, they're a show you can't afford to miss. It's a fine line, but they overstepped it with flair and balls. And they were ahead of the Foo Fighters in bringing back the ''band playing the song in a closed room'' video style, seeing as the Foos' record won't be out for another 2 weeks.