Streets of Echo Park Star in New Death Cab for Cutie Video

Echo Park and Echo Park street art are on prominent display in the new video from the band Death Cab for Cutie.

(The video is posted in the accompanying gallery.)

Echo Park artist Sheperd Fairey collaborated with Death Cab bassist Nick Harmer on the video, for the band’s new single “Home is a Fire,” from the forthcoming album Codes and Keys.

The video includes lots of shots on the eastern end of Sunset Boulevard and couple of wide vistas of Echo Park Lake. The camera also checks out some off-the-beaten-path street art, as well as original art created just for the video with overlays of song lyrics.

Fairey writes on his website about the collaboration:

"The power of street art is in its intrigue and authenticity , so it was crucial to actually put all the lyrics and images up on the streets. We wanted the viewer to experience the urban environment in a very real and intimate way that celebrates that one person’s wart is another’s beauty mark.

"Some of the art was put up prior to the video shoot in places that seemed appropriate to the lyrical themes, while other pieces were put up during the shoot. We filmed the preparation of materials as well to demonstrate the energy and process involved in becoming pro-active. Some of the street art was cleaned within a day. Street art, like everything, is ephemeral but I hope that in watching this video and listening to the song, people see a little magic and potential in the unappreciated details of the landscape of their lives, no matter how fleeting they may be."

Click here to read read more about the Sheperd-Farmer collaboration from the LA Times.