&nsbp; Santa Monica’s CHIEF falls into the unfortunate category of a band which gives a false first impression: they can enthrall with a taste, with one track — and then let you down dramatically when you encounter the full album. The...
Wow, what a beautiful video by anticon. artists BATHS. This video combines the brutality found in Japanese samurai films with an almost Venetian carnival quality to create a video that treats the ephemeral in just a really remarkable way. Directed...
When your band name is Golden Triangle, you’ve gotta find ways to work the triangles into your music videos. Golden Triangle have done just that with this rambunctuous video for “Prize Fighter.” It’s not the newest video, but...
Jesus, is Tobacco killing it or what? This video is a hyperactive spazoid of sped-up film, reversed film, and all sorts of editing tricks alluding to mental health diseases and freakouts. Featuring Beck! Director, Cinematographer, Editor –...
Hey, way to go Sebastien Tellier and team, for creating a video that is centered around a cartoon ass (or ambiguously flowy, butt-shaped shorts, to begin with) that somehow mesmerizes viewers. I’m watching this in a coffee shop right now and...
With one of their new videos, Chico Fellini have taken their music a more synth-rock route. This video is a blur of a Christmas Eve nightmare, with a crazy guy going rage-a-hol one a Christmas tree.
Unicycle Loves You might craft songs with straight-forward pop hooks and beats, but there’s always something more complicated under the surface. In the case of “Justine”, the dissonant guitarwork is certainly hypnotic. This video...
Nice, Nice, Very Nice is more than just nice. Mangan expertly blends folk rock and country with expressive lyrics that build vivid stories. Mangan’s voice has the gravelly tones and vulnerability of Damien Rice or Conor Oberst, but with...
