Brooklyn indie pop trio Mainland just unveiled this video for single "Outcast," which depicts the familiar two-boys-after-one-girl teenage drama. We fell in the emotinal trap band and director set up for us, reminiscing of our first romantic attempts in our teen years, with all their mixed signals, misunderstandings, and consistently disappointed dreams. But, suddenly, we wondered if – in the age of texting, Facebook and dating sites – this is still an accurate representation of how teens struggle for love. Which made us wonder… is the pursuit of love, in this day and age, and in most cases, becoming too boring to inspire a music video – or a movie, or a book? If so, let’s take the opportunity to enjoy the good, vintage vibes brought by this song/video combo, and remember (with bleary eyes) our first crush, and how mind blowing it was to fall in love for the first time. Hopefully she’s not on Facebook.
