Crybaby Studios Puts Seattle Folkies in Check With A Video Parody

Do these happy hipster rockers need a push off their pedestal?

If 2011 was the year that put the exuberant achievements of The Head and the Heart on the map, Leigh Stone and the folks at Crybaby Studios are hoping 2012 is the year that puts the boundless enthusiasm of their fellow Emerald City rockers into some perspective. Isn't it a natural law, after all, that when an entity achieves unparalleled power or unchallenged success, something--or someone--has to knock it down a little bit? To be fair, though, wasn't it Morrissey who said, "We hate it when our friends become successful"?

After the jump, check out the real life grit and the dark, Siouxiesque vocals of Stone (who performs as New Reunion) in the video, "The Severed Head and the Sacrificial Heart," a satirical look at what Stone says, "reflects the other side of Seattle that's happening."

Is this yet another installment in the Seattle genre wars? An ironic, tongue in cheek parody or a slap in the face? Let us know what you think in the comments below!