Music / First LookExclusive: Spiritualized's I Am What I AmNew cult director AG Rojas shoots Rory Culkin for the spacerock band's triumphant singleShareLink copied ✔️August 19, 2013MusicFirst LookTextChristine JunFilmAG Rojas After shooting the short film Cody for his Dazed-debuting "Tribute" series, AG Rojas again offers up a tender narrative of a small-town outsider in Spiritualized's promo of ”I Am What I Am.” In most of the video sequences, we trail after Rory Culkin's footsteps in search of an outlet for his youthful hopes, but find none: he roams the Californian town of Taft equally ”invisible” to his TV-addicted single parent and local teenagers making out at a house party. His existential angst culminates into a full-blown, morbid yet magical act that turns out to be not just a desperate cry for help, but a final violent revolt. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave Nike The unexpected history of Nike’s Air Max5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album Nike How the Dazed US team are Airmaxxing‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyThis book looks inside the mad world of Lee ‘Scratch’ PerryDazed Mix: Lauren AuderZaylevelten is leading a Gen Z Nigerian rap revolutionBillionhappy is the ‘king’ of the Nu China rap sceneWhat makes a good sex song?Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy