Love Is a Surreal Misadventure in Whitney’s ‘Polly’ Video

The smartly dressed simpleton at the center of Whitney's "Polly" video isn't having a very good day. The clip, directed by animator Sarina Nihei, starts off promising; sitting alone on a bench one cloudy morning, the gentleman is joined by another fellow, who just so happens to like fellows. They fall in love and go on a dune buggy ride, and it's great, until the dune buggy crashes and the boy's new beau leaves him choking in the dust. So, naturally, he decides to go for a walk through the seediest part of town, passing by addicts and dead birds (not to mention through a sludge wave) as he goes on his merry way. Is it a happy adventure? No, but it's an adventure nonetheless. Watch below.

Whitney released their debut album Light Upon the Lake earlier this year on Secretly Canadian.

WHITNEY on TOUR
Sept. 24 — Chicago, IL @ Goose Island Brewery
Oct. 3 — Nashville, TN @ Exit In
Oct. 4 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Oct. 5 — Chapel Hill, NC @ Duke Coffeehouse
Oct. 6 — Washington, DC @ DC9
Oct. 7 — Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Oct. 9 — Allston, MA @ Great Scott (Early Show)
Oct. 9 — Allston, MA @ Great Scott (Late Show)
Oct. 10 — Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct. 11 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Oct. 13 — Burlington, VT @ Arts Riot
Oct. 14 — Montreal, Québec @ Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.
Oct. 15 — Toronto, Ontario @ Lee’s Palace
Oct. 16 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
Oct. 25 — Cologne, Germany @ Blue Shell
Oct. 26 — Munich, Germany @ Unter Deck
Oct. 27 — St. Gallen, Czechoslovakia @ Palace
Oct. 28 — Dudingen, Czechoslovakia @ Bad Bonn
Oct. 30 — Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club (Early Show)
Oct. 30 — Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club (Late Show)
Nov. 3 — Brighton, England @ The Haunt
Nov. 4 — Nottingham, England @ Bodega
Nov. 5 — Glasgow, Scotland @ CCA
Nov. 6 — Newcastle, England @ Cluny
Nov. 8 — Manchester, England @ Gorilla
Nov. 9 — Bristol, England @ Thekla
Nov. 10 — London, England @ KOKO
Nov. 13 — Amsterdam, the Netherlands @ Paradiso-Noord
Nov. 16 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Strand
Nov. 17 — Malmo, Sweden @ Babel
Nov. 18 — Oslo, Norway @ John Dee
Nov. 19 — Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pustervik
Nov. 20 — Kobenhavn V, Denmark @ Vega Main Hall
Dec. 1 — Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
Dec. 2 — Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Dec. 3-4 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall