Songs We Love: Helium, 'XXX'
A round of reissues for Mary Timony's old band Helium comes with a cleaned-up version of the "XXX" video, proving that the art of the moody, attitude-filled music video peaked in the 1990s.
The art of the moody, attitude-filled music video peaked in the 1990s, with the likes of Natalie Imbruglia's "" and 's "" giving adult angst an iconic aesthetic. Yet few videos are as capricious (and cheeky) as Helium's "XXX," newly cleaned up from its poor YouTube rips. It features the Boston band loitering around a cavernous
