Excuse my absence, I will be devising a super post soon of all the great music videos I have missed lately. But for now, I present you with another instalment of this week’s top 5. The majority I have picked this week are not particularly cheery and can be a little uncomfortable to watch. Ariel Pink’s latest …
Each week I find myself writing about how much I hate performance-driven music videos but present you with an exception. I think it’s time to admit defeat and realise that there is actually a large population of artists and music video directors who can get creative and pull them off. Although I feel a little foolish for …
There are a couple of exceptions to this week’s post as two of the videos are featured aren’t new in the traditional sense. Next week, reissues of the first three M83 albums (M83, Dead Cities, Red Seas, And Lost Ghosts, and Before The Dawn Heals Us) will be released. As a celebration we are treated to an unreleased …
5) Julian Lynch “Northline” Directed by Richard Law First this week is a video for all you dog lovers out there, think Houses’ “Beginnings” but with dogs. 4) Hodgy Beats “Alone” Directed by Ian Flanagan & Hodgy Beats Another Odd Future rapper releasing another EP means another cool video. Once again, it’s very Odd Future-esque; …
5) Ducktails “Under Cover” Directed by Charles Poekel If I’m honest there hasn’t been a lot of good music videos this week. Even the ones I’ve included are just okay. First up this week is a nice and simple lofi video from Ducktails, pretty simple but has a nice visual fuzzy feel to it that …
5) Spectrals “A Heartbeat Behind” Directed by Ozzie Pullin Although this isn’t the most exciting music video, it’s most definitely the best video Spectrals have produced. It’s made of mid-shots of the location and the band – if it wasn’t for the colour it wouldn’t really be that engaging. It’s shot on Canvey Island which …
5) The xx “Fiction” Directed by Young Replicant Kicking off this week’s 5 Best Music Videos Of The Week is the latest from English indie band, The xx. There’s not an awful lot going on in “Fiction” but it’s visually stunning. The slow pace, and moody black-and-white vibe makes up for the lack of narrative. …
5) Unknown Mortal Orchestra “From The Sun” Directed by Rick Alverson “From The Sun” sounds quite boring to me but the video is pretty weird and entertaining. The main guy is turned into an exhibition by taking abuse and being humiliated by art students. I’m quite fond of live installation type things, and you can’t help but continue …
5) Jay Stansfield “Building A Shield” Directed by Jay Stansfield The latest from Jay Stansfield kicks off this week’s 5 Best Music Videos Of The Week. “Building A Shield” is an interestingly shot video that explores the sensitive subject of child neglect. Although the video mostly follows the child (featuring some beautiful shots in the woods), there …
5) Lana Del Rey “Young and Beautiful” Directed by Chris Sweeney Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby adaptation is out now and Lana Del Rey is the first of the star-studded soundtrack to release a video for her contribution. “Young and Beautiful” is a breathtakingly shot thing where Lana is dressed up like a striking jazz musician in …
5) Bibio “À tout à l’heure” Directed by Bibio in collaboration with Russell Weekes Every single Bibio video I’ve seen has been crazy cool and “À tout à l’heure” is no exception. Consisting of nothing but 8mm film footage and psychedelic editing tricks this cool video and chilled out song will make you feel like you’re running …