Deep Sea Diver — Let Me Go (feat. Madison Cunningham)

JUL 01 2025 · 12:00

Deep Sea Diver — Let Me Go (feat. Madison Cunningham) (2025) Director: Jessica Dobson, Tyler Kalberg, and Peter Mansen Era: Mid-2020s Indie Rock Renaissance (2025) - Sub Pop-era indie guitar rock revival, French New Wave-influenced day-in-the-life visual storytelling, emerging from post-pandemic creative reinvention High curatorial value as a multi-layered artifact: an artist-directed, French New Wave-inspired visual that inadvertently became documentary evidence of pre-wildfire Los Angeles, featuring a landmark collaboration between two of indie rock's most respected guitarists of the era. Represents Deep Sea Diver's Sub Pop debut campaign and the broader 2020s indie guitar revival. Context: Released February 4, 2025, 'Let Me Go' arrives as Deep Sea Diver's third single from Billboard Heart, their debut on Sub Pop Records — a label historically central to Pacific Northwest indie and alternative rock identity. The video's filming on January 5, 2025, just two days before the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, transforms the location footage into an inadvertent preservation document of pre-disaster LA. The collaboration with Grammy-winning Madison Cunningham signals a broader 2020s indie ecosystem of artist-to-artist creative alliances outside major label infrastructure. The French New Wave aesthetic invocation connects mid-2020s indie rock to a longstanding tradition of guitar-driven artists citing European art cinema as a visual touchstone. Director notes: The video was filmed in and around Los Angeles on January 5, 2025 — two days before the Los Angeles wildfires began — lending the footage an unintended documentary weight as a visual record of the city. Inspired by French New Wave cinema, the video follows a day-in-the-life structure featuring Dobson and Madison Cunningham exploring LA locations. The production was self-directed by the artists themselves, in keeping with the DIY spirit of the song's creation. Dobson described shooting with 'the same spirit' as the song's recording, which originated from an impromptu studio jam session.