Mini Cortese brothers! A Lego Movie-like phone with hecka exuberance – OH MY GOD HOW WILL IT REUNITE WITH ITS LOVED ONES? But seriously, how is all this happening? Plus, doesn’t Dom look hella dope in that Post Office hat? And Jared’s smile, is it as charming for you as it is for me? QUICK SOMEONE PUT THAT VIDEO ON AGAIN, I NEED TO SEE IT!

These are just some of the thoughts traveling through my brain as I watch the Jesus Rehab video for their song, “Sallie”, a rock and roll tune with distorted guitars, falsetto voices, storytelling and angel wings. The Cortese brothers have done it again! Yesyesyes.

But…. What inspired the video?

Jared Cortese (lead singer/songwriter): The song is about death, but rather than looking at it as something to dread, we really wanted to present it as just another part of the journey we are all on.  The quote that comes to mind that best represents this is from the movie Hook, when Captain Hook tells Pan “Prepare to die Peter Pan,” and Pan responds, “To die would be a great adventure.”  We have always thought that was an awesome outlook on something we’re taught to fear so much.   When Jeff Larson [who also did Julia Massey’s “The Story of The Earth So Far video] came to us with the idea of using the phone, I really liked it.  Trying to express something so personal and intimate with something so ridiculous, really allowed what we were going for with the song to come out.  We really think he did a great job!

What is the weirdest thing about putting it together?

JC: Recording a stop-motion scene where I am interacting with a cell phone right in front of one of Seattle’s most populated landmarks definitely comes to mind.  I am sure people thought we were extremely weird!