Seattle Subsonic

Sera Cahoone – “Baker Lake”

June 3rd, 2009

Keeping with the video theme, here’s another *brand-spanking-new* video from Seattle’s own Sera Cahoone. “Baker Lake” is the title and said music video was directed by Ryan McMackin, who may or may not be the drummer for local outfit the Maldives (not to be confused with the prized Indian Ocean archipelago). Couldn’t quite nail that one down.

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This is one of my favorite songs off Only As The Day Is Long, and not just because it references my last name (though that did wonders for style points), but because of it’s understated somber tone and anguished relationship despair. Somberness, anguish, despair: those are things Sera has no trouble communicating through her music. The speed of the video’s film, which matches the song’s pace, works nicely as Sera and her bandmembers (Jeff Fielder, Jason Kardong, Jonas Haskins, Jason Merculief) squat in a seemingly-abandoned farmhouse to lay down their tune.

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[sultry female radio voice] Take a listen.

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Sera Cahoone- “BAKER LAKE”

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And, FYI, there are at least four Baker Lakes: one in Canada, two in California, and one in Whatcom County near Mt. Baker. I like to think the song references the Washington one.