Fur Trapper’s “Rot for Spite” Is a Handmade Fever Dream We Didn’t Know We Needed

There are music videos, and then there are commitments. Fur Trapper’s latest visual for “Rot for Spite” falls into the second category.

The Los Angeles-based synth-pop shapeshifter, aka Lisa Rieffel, just unveiled a fully claymation universe built entirely by hand alongside her sister, Carla Rieffel. Not “we used a cute filter” handmade. We’re talking sculpting, shaping, animating, frame-by-frame, for a year. In 2026. In the era of AI-everything. That alone deserves a slow clap.

Visually, the world of “Rot for Spite” feels like gothic storybook chaos with a pulse. Think the eerie charm of The Nightmare Before Christmas, but less holiday-core and more emotional purgatory. The textures are gritty. The shadows feel alive. Every character looks like it has secrets it’s not ready to confess. And because it’s clay, you can almost feel the fingerprints pressed into every surface. It’s imperfect in the best way, which makes it human.

That humanity is what makes the video hit harder than your average glossy alt-pop rollout.

Musically, “Rot for Spite” is dreamy but not passive. The production floats with restraint, building an atmosphere that feels cinematic without trying too hard to be epic. It’s immersive. Slightly haunting. The kind of track that lingers in your chest instead of screaming for your attention. Fur Trapper doesn’t oversing. She doesn’t overproduce. She lets the tension simmer.

What really works here is the balance. The song glides. The visuals crawl. The softness of the synths collides with the tactile eeriness of the claymation, and suddenly you’re not just watching a video. You’re inside a fully realized underworld.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgGzmUHI3DM