This is 'When the Sun Goes Down' by the Arctic Monkeys also known as 'Scummy Man'. This music video never shows the band and has only one narrative which is quite unconventional, however this may be because this song is the sound track for the short film 'Scummy Man' which was also commissioned by the Arctic Monkeys, meaning that the video has a well established storyline which fits in perfectly with the songs lyrics.
I like the way in which this video is not just dancing people and in fact has a well thought out, honest, dark, revealing storyline behind it which adds sincerity to the lyrics and tune. This is managed with the aid of perfectly synchronized edits between shots to fit in with the beat and the way in which the video picks up pace with the music during the sped up city-life scenes within a car during a rainy night, setting the scummy scene to correspond with the lyrics.
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