The music video begins with the band entering a concrete area where a flare is thrown, implying something dangerous is about to happen. Two angry men are shown holding money, appearing to make a deal. The video then abruptly cuts to the band and others playing an aggressive football match, subverting the expected confrontation. It is revealed the men bet on the outcome of the game. The video finishes with the band celebrating their victory in a style typical of the indie/alternative genre, with the narrative telling a story of a football game bet.

1. Music VideoAnalysis
Catfishand the Bottlemen – Pacifier
The music videobeginswiththe band enteringonto a concrete surface witha flare beingthrown
onto the ground. Instantly,the viewerthinksthat somethingbad is goingto happen,especially
accompanied withthe dark lightingusedin thisstage of the music video.
Two angry lookingmen thenenterthe scene,both with lotsof money intheir hands. The viewer
then getsthe feel that there is some sort ofdeal goingon. The mise en scene in the music videois
particularly dull and dark. It has connections with the genre of indie/alternative withone of the

2. men wearinga leatherjacket,which is a common itemof clothingin this particular genre. The
aggressive nature of thisscene also suggeststhat somethingbad is about to happen.
The videothenjump cuts so a scene where membersof the band, alongwith other men,are seen
to be playinga game of football.This completelygoesagainstwhat the vieweroriginallythought
was going to happen inthe music video,as it seemedas ifa fightwould break out. The fact that
football is beingplayedalso has some connotationswith the genre.The indie/alternative genre in
England shows typical aspects of Englishbehaviour,and inthis case football,as it’s a typical sport
associatedwith the English.

3. We can see from thisscene that the match is beingplayedin a particularly aggressive fashion
which showssome parts of the things we expectedat the beginningofthe video.We alsolearn
from this that the two men were placing betson who would winthis football match.
This scene shows the mise en scene of the lead singerof the band. His appearance has typical
connectionswith the indie/alternative genre.Forexample,he has long hair, rippedjeans and is
wearing all black. This type of dressis oftenassociated with thistype of music.
During the halftime of the football match, a memberof the band can be seensmoking a cigarette,
which is anotherconnotation of the indie genre.

4. The leadsingercan then be seencelebratinga goal that his teamhave scored. So it is almost as if
the cigarettesand alcohol that the band consumedduring half time has helpedthem.
Finally,the videofinisheswithband seencelebratingtheirvictory. The representationofthe
music videois fairlystereotypical of artists in the indie/alternative genre,especiallywiththe mise
en scene and the use of cigarettes/alcohol.In termsof the style of music video,the videois a
narrative. The videoclearlytellsa story of two men bettingon these two teams in a match of
football.There isno direct performance in this video,and there isn’t much hiddenmeaningor an
abstract nature to this videotherefore it isn’ta conceptual videoeither.