Puppets pleasuring themselves in Becky and Joe's wonderfully NSFW new video
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- 8 March 2013
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- Rob Alderson
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A few months ago we were wowed by Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling’s psychedelic plasticine video for Tame Imapala and by jove they’ve done it again, except this time it’s all a bit darker. For Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s new number the duo have created a modern parable about life, loneliness and, well, self-love. It’s a strangely affecting couple of minutes (considering how much onanism there is) with the protagonist’s trials and tribulations brought to life with the help of some rather charming puppets. And with an arrogant TV chef, a laughing horse and the worst therapist IN THE WORLD all in the mix it’s fair to say you’ve never really seen anything quite like this.
Becky and Joe: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) (still)
Becky and Joe: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) (still)
Becky and Joe: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) (still)
Becky and Joe: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) (still)
Becky and Joe: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) (still)
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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.