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Richard Ayoarde direct’s the video for The Breeder’s latest single, ‘Spacewoman’, as two people discover a strange portal to another world

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By Sam Bathe on 10 Oct 2018

Shot in a single 3:30 minute shot, the music video for The Breeder’s latest single, Spacewoman, is set on an apocalyptic earth where two people in hazmat suits disover a strange portal to another world. Directed by Richard Ayoade, the music video has a real analogue tone that fits the grungey, low-fi sound of the band. ’Spacewoman’ is off The Breeders latest album, ‘All Nerve’, out now on 4AD.

In the video for Brodinski’s latest single, Split, director Pavel Brenner tells the tense story of a gangster double-crossing

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By Sam Bathe on 29 Aug 2018

A story of double crossing and knowing who you can trust, in the video for Brodinski’s latest single, Split, the driver for a clutch of gangster picking up their collection money gets his own back thanks to a couple of souped up modifications in his car. From LA-based director Pavel Brenner, the music video plays out like a short film, with a tense plot that you expect could go awry at any moment.

Breakbot journeys the galaxy looking for love in the video for single “Another You”, featuring Ruckazoid

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By Sam Bathe on 11 Jul 2018

Directed and designed by Olivier Lescot, the video for Breakbot’s latest single, Another You, is a technicolour, seductive adventure in outer space. Follow a suave character as he sings and swoons across the galaxy looking for love, the vibrant 2D visuals take your breath away as its animated with real style and panache. After the consecutive hits of LPs By Your Side and Still Waters, hopefully Breakbot is working his way to another album release in 2019.

An explorer enters a wondrous psychedelic world in the video for ‘Rabbit’ by Moon Panda

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By Sam Bathe on 4 Jul 2018

Following a lone female explorer who discovers a strange, seeminly magical plant, when she touches it she enters a mind-bending psychedelic world. Encountering strange shapes and strange beings as she floating through an endless technicolour void, the video is expertly directed by Andrew Khosravani, Rosanna Wan, with the brash colour providing a great counteract to the smooth, low-tempo track. Expect a debut EP from Moon Panda some time in 2019.

A car takes itself out for a drive in the Alistair Legrand-directed video for new Beach House single ‘Black Car’

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By Sam Bathe on 20 Jun 2018

Off their latest album, 7, the video for Beach House’s latest single, Black Car, takes the title very literally. Slowly tracking through a mysterious nighttime urban scene, Alistair Legrand directs as we follow a car with a minds of its own. Left to gather dust, rain washes the car clear before it sets out on a drive, without anyone sitting behind the wheel, in a moody video that fits to aptly to Beach House’s signature style.

OK Go make printers their new medium with a technicolour video for single ‘Obsession’

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By Sam Bathe on 24 Nov 2017

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Shooting their last music video in under 5 seconds then it playing back in super slow motion, and the time before that jetting into space, OK Go’s new single Obsession sees 567 printers rigged together to form a two-sided, kaleidoscopic wall. Synchronising printouts to create a series of amazing geometric patterns, the band dart around infront to create enough geometric chaos to break YouTube’s compression settings. Directed by front Damian Kulash, Jr. and Yusuke Tanaka, watch the video at 1440p or 2160p – not just ‘Auto HD’ – to experience the full impact.

Cold War Kids return with a defiant and joyous video for new single, ‘Love Is Mystical’, their ode to Los Angeles

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By Sam Bathe on 8 Feb 2017

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Off the back of their most successful ever single in 2015’s First, Cold War Kids return with a new line-up, new album, and new video. The first single off the forthcoming LP, LA Divine, Love Is Mystical is frontman Nathan Willett’s ode to his home city, about seeking spiritual and creative fulfilment while living in place that can be so image-centric. Directed by Phillip Lopez, the video sees the band walk backwards through a windy dance routine before the troupe comes together for a make-out flashmob surrounded by flowers and torrential rain. LA Divine is due for release on April 7th.

Real Estate share the stage with a mild-mannered horse in the video for new single ‘Darling’

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By Sam Bathe on 25 Jan 2017

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Never ones to over-play release news, Brooklyn five-piece Real Estate announced their fourth album, In Mind, with the video for new single, Darling, which sees the band perform alongside a horse. Their first LP since guitarist Matt Mondanile left the band to concentrate on his own Ducktails project, Darling, however, is still Real Estate through and through. With sleek hooks setting the mood alongside Martin Courtney’s tempered vocals, in the video, their set is quickly interrupted by a trespassing horse, eager to lick the cymbals, nibble band members, or just stand in front of the camera. With almost a couple of months until In Mind hits the shelves, hopefully another new single and tour dates are to come before March 17th. Video directed by Weird Days.

A mysterious character finds her way through the jungle in the sultry video for Falco Benz’s single ‘La Féline Mescaline’

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By Sam Bathe on 23 Nov 2016

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The second single from Falco Benz’s recent album, Confiturisme, ‘La Féline Mescaline’ follows a lone character walking a lush, tropical land. Journeying through the wilderness before discovering a vast structure in a clearing, she ventures inside to discover what mysteries lie within. With mesmerising illustration by Victor Moatti and directed and animated by Maxmana, the video brings alluring track to life, as suave and slick as Falco Benz’s effortless beats.

Henrik von der Lieth’s video for Mass & Fieber track ‘James Bomb’ is the perfect secret agent title sequence

By Sam Bathe on 30 Aug 2016

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A preview to their play which will open next summer in Zurich, Henrik von der Lieth has created a sumptuous video for Mass & Fieber’s sultry track, James Bomb. Inspired by the James Bond franchise’s iconic title sequences, the music video blends an electric colour palette with course texture and detailing as a secret agent sleuth tracks down a mysterious villain. Releasing an album and performing the music in concert this summer, expect updates about Mass & Fieber’s play, also titled James Bomb, later this year.

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