Synopsis
The video follows Cato Salsa Experience on a loose road trip in a van. The musicians drive from one location to another, with the journey providing the framework for a simple visual joke: at each stop, they trade clothes and reappear in altered combinations. Rather than building a conventional narrative, the clip turns the band's shared movement, changing surroundings, and playful identity swaps into a brisk, low-key piece that suits the song's scruffy garage-rock character.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video is listed as "Drop The Ancor" on Vimeo, while music catalogs use the correct spelling, "Drop the Anchor."
- A November 1, 2002 issue of R&R's "Alternative Action" column praised the clip and specifically noted the van journey and the band members switching clothes at different locations.
- The Vimeo upload is credited to Ernst Foyn, whose note says that his team handled the post-production and After Effects work.
- "Drop the Anchor" appears as track eight on Cato Salsa Experience's album No. 3, with a listed running time of 3:48.
- Music On! TV included the video in its Cato Salsa Experience listings alongside "Planet Freddie," "Deadbeat," and "So, The Circus Is Back In Town."