Watch Arcade Fire’s Video for “Afterlife”

We exist within the minds of these characters, moving between their dreams. These are not the trivial dreams of ambition, goals, success–that American dream. These are the powerful and real dreams of longing, human connection, absence, and loss. Arcade Fire’s new video centers on a father and his two sons and is directed by the amazingly talented Emily Kai Bock, who has also directed videos for Majical Cloudz, Grimes, and Grizzly Bear. Watch “Afterlife” above.