If John Hughes was alive and making movies in 2019, Cones would inevitably end up on one of his soundtracks. Not that the music is retro or dated; “Seeing Triple” just personifies a similarly wide-eyed exuberance amongst the pains of youth that marked Hughes’ legendary movie music selections.
Comprised of brothers and Eleanor Friedberger collaborators Jonathan and Michael Rosen, the duo are debuting the music video for “Seeing Triple” today. “Our good friend Sidney Schleiff suggested that it might be cool to make a video of us performing as real people, rather than cartoon versions of ourselves. We agreed—though wobbly animations will always be at the heart of our visual presence, it felt great to show our faces,” the band explains of the concept for the clip.
“Since this is their first live-action music video, we knew we wanted to capture a real, backstage sense of who they are as musicians and as brothers,” adds Schleiff. “At the same time, ‘Seeing Triple’ is so bright and colorful, we knew we wanted to create an environment that reflected the kaleidoscopic tone of the song, and our friend Jeff Cohn did such a genius job of capturing that very essence with his lighting setup and anamorphic lenses.”
The track is taken from the duo’s recently released debut album on Dangerbird Records, Pictures of Pictures. Watch the video below.
