Features Genre Characteristics Relationship between lyrics and visuals? Relationship between music and visuals?

Observations Indie/country No link

Lip syncing, instruments

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?

Artist singing, playing the instruments and just general

Is there reference to the notion of looking? Are there any intertextual references? Is the video category illustration, disjuncture or amplification? How much of each?

The female gaze Illustration

Examples Mainly string instruments, but also uses the piano and drum The visual is just of the band playing and singing, and nothing relates to the lyrics Most of the video shows the band playing the instruments in time to the music, as well as lip syncing Throughout the video there are close ups of every band member either playing an instrument or singing All band members are dressed smartly Just a simple performance of the song for the video