Forth Wanderers — 7 Months

JUL 01 2025 · 12:00

Forth Wanderers — 7 Months (2025) Director: Noah Yu Schifrin and Elisabeth Schifrin Era: Post-Hiatus Indie Revival (2025) - Mid-2020s return of early Sub Pop indie-rock acts; marks Forth Wanderers' first video output following a seven-year dissolution, debuting as lead single for 'The Longer This Goes On' (Sub Pop, July 18, 2025). High curatorial value as the comeback visual artifact for a critically recognized Sub Pop indie act after a seven-year silence. The in-house direction by a band member and his sibling, combined with technically distinctive fast-edit warm realism, makes this a useful document of 2025 indie video production norms. The video's 'dizzying' quality as noted by press, measured in its 46 scene changes and 3.36s avg shot length, offers rich material for editing rhythm analysis. Context: Released May 22, 2025 as the lead single and video for 'The Longer This Goes On' (Sub Pop, July 18, 2025), '7 Months' marks Forth Wanderers' first music video since their 2018 hiatus. The band — formed as Montclair, NJ high schoolers and early recipients of viral recognition — reconvened after seven years apart to record a new album, with band members emphasizing the project was not a formal reunion. The video, co-directed entirely in-house by band member Noah Yu Schifrin and his sister Elisabeth Schifrin, exemplifies a 2020s indie trend of bands reclaiming authorship of their visual identity. The warm, fast-cut aesthetic mirrors the song's emotional subject matter — sleepless longing and romantic uncertainty — and the production was handled by Dan Howard at Chateau Grand Studios and Future Sounds in New York. Director notes: The video was described by multiple outlets as 'dizzying,' suggesting a visually active, fast-cut approach consistent with the quantitative data (46 scene changes, 3.36s avg shot length). Directed by band member Noah Yu Schifrin and his sister Elisabeth Schifrin, the production reflects a low-budget, intimate in-house approach typical of indie bands self-producing visual content. The video served as the lead visual for the album 'The Longer This Goes On' (Sub Pop, July 18, 2025), the band's first output since their 2018 self-titled debut and subsequent hiatus.