Ben Joyner and the wanderlustful busker Mexicana folk punk percolations of "Documentary Girl" (Official Video)

 

"documentary girl (she's really really smart) / documentary girl (she's got a good heart) / documentary girl (she's headed to Mexico for awhile)..."

The wanderlustful busker Mexicana folk punk percolations of "Documentary Girl", by North Carolina bred, L.A. based filmmaker and musician Ben Joyner, not only feels wonderfully rustic but nostalgic too, for me seeded in 70's / 80's indie 16mm shades with appropriate lightning scratches. I love the found footage aesthetic and like an amalgam of early Velvet Underground and early Cracker, the sound sets somewhere between the soundtrack fodder of early Wes Anderson and early Coen Brothers. Yes, I have nearly rolled over my quota of the word "early" but sometimes that kind of distinction is important. 

Anyway, I love Joyner's hushed vox, aloof and a little sad with Whiskey eyes and I love the Lou Reed-esque bass amble, the backing vox that, along with the ambience, feels appropriately in dark shadows in dusty places. A song you might hear in a bar in Chimayo with these continental United States. 

"I wrote this song about a girl I liked who made documentaries after she told me she was moving to Mexico for a while" - Ben

-Robb Donker Curtius

THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM 

https://soundcloud.com/user-410119961/documentary-girl

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5w25LkpCODQSMfQG8bPWwH

https://www.instagram.com/ben_joyner/?hl=en

https://x.com/benjoyner_dp?lang=en

https://vimeo.com/1005573038


Ben Joyner is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and musician from North Carolina.


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