Sometimes we need to see unreasonably good-looking people letting down their guard and mourning a relationship to be reminded that everyone can feel unloved. Today’s entry comes via Sleigh Bells’ video for “End of the Line,” co-directed by guitarist Derek Miller and Gregory Kohn, who’s worked with the group before on “Comeback Kid” and “Demons.” In this melancholic reality check, vocalist Alexis Krauss grieves over a breakup in both the woods and a candlelit bedroom while Miller pedals away from suburbia on a BMX bike. The pair never appear in a shot together, and Krauss is sadder and softer than we’ve ever seen her, as she’s traded in her leather and spikes for a gauzy high-collared nightgown. The suggestion that she might not always handle breakups with her usual badass edge makes us love her more.
Sleigh Bells Ponder Dying Love in “End of the Line” Video










