Synopsis
Set in a dark, sparsely furnished room, the video follows a lone woman as she moves through sharp beams of sunlight filtering between heavy curtains. Her strange, carefully measured dance gives the performance an abstract, almost ritualistic quality. Rather than using a narrative or conventional band performance, the clip focuses on the contrast between shadow and brightness, the figure's physical presence, and the song's hypnotic, experimental atmosphere.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video is built around a single setting, making its unusual choreography and changing relationship with light the main visual elements.
- The woman featured in the clip is Busy Gangnes, known as a member of the electronic pop duo Telepathe.
- The video reflects High Places' broader interest in visual art. Band members Rob Barber and Mary Pearson created video projections for their live performances and also handled their own album artwork.
- "The Pull" appears on High Places' 2011 album "Original Colors," released through Thrill Jockey.