We are proud to present the video debut of Hawksley Workman's song "Tokyo Bicycle". Hawksley took some time out to answer a few questions about his new video:

R3: Where did the choice of using animation for a music video concept come from?

Hawksley: Well to be honest, being in a video is a very long and slow day of waiting to be on film for a few seconds...  and I almost never really feel
comfortable in front of the camera...  so an animated video for me is particularly ideal.  I think conceptually, animation is still something that appeals to the child in a person...  it allows us to access that place of imagination and pretend that I think still tickles us.

And the evolution of what music videos represent for artists these days, how do you think this is changing?

Well even though music television as many of us grew up with is a thing of the past, videos still offer and opportunity to put a visual creation along side the music.  A chance to build a little mystery for your audience.  I was a young, wide eyed kid when videos came to TV...  I would watch ZZ top and their beards and furry guitars...  Duran Duran's "explicit"videos...  and of course the brilliant videos that accompanied the songs on Thriller...  I think too, its still a bit of a nostalgic exercise...  I grew up dreaming of making videos and singing songs...

How was working with National Film Board animator Christopher Hinton on the music video? (answered via Hawksley label, Six Shooter Records)

Christopher is completely lovely to work with and really really funny. He made a great video, and he even got a refund back from Canada Post when the first mailed copy of the video went missing. A refund! From Canada Post! The guy is clearly amazing. He largely works on collaborations with classical composers these days (he was just in Toronto at the Glenn Gould with Via Salzberg). He’s also quite active with the Orchestra Contemporain de Montreal. This is the first music video he’s ever worked on. I think he enjoyed it.