Kwes - Bashful

London’s Kwes is getting a lot of buzz & praise lately for his honest yet confident love songs with a tropical shine. The video for “Bashful” however is just some weird shit that goes down in an elevator. Directed by Ian Pons Jewell.

Darkside - A1

Directing crew Pomp & Clout were collaborating with 22-year old phenom Nicolas Jaar’s side project Darkside. Head director Ryan Staake takes us out into the desert to shoot a mysterious video featuring some Jawa-like figures.

Keane - Disconnected

Keane’s new video for their latest single “Disconnected” is inspired by ’70s horror classics, the video was filmed in an actual haunted house in Barcelona, Spain. Co-directed by Spanish directors Juan Antonio Bayona and Sergio G Sanchez, produced by CANADA. 

Woodkid - Run Boy Run

Epic does not even begin to describe this. Another masterpiece from director Yoann Lemoine, who makes music under the name Woodkid. This particular video employs a cast of animals, and a young boy, running in rhythm with the Woodkid melodies. Every childhood fantasy is right here, folks.

Sleigh Bells - Demons

The video for Sleigh Bells’ Reign of Terror cut “Demons”, directed by the band’s Derek Miller along with Gregory Kohn, features slow motion headbanging and crowd-surfing, filmed at Sleigh Bells shows in Omaha, Oklahoma City, Dallas, and Houston. It was inspired by classic Pantera videos.

When Saints Go Machine - Mannequin

Danish quartet When Saints Go Machine weave a lot of styles into their lush electro-pop, and their new single “Mannequin” is no exception. The accompanying clip provides some eerie subtext, utilizing a somewhat unsettling animated clip that features some synthetic human forms. Mia Fremming directs.

Last Days of 1984 - River’s Edge

Psychedelic balearic indie  from Dublin’s Brian Rice and Darren Moloney. Debut album Wake Up to the Waves is out on Osaka Records. Listen on Spotify. Video directed by Sophie Gateau with DoP by Charles Martiny.

Lemonade - Neptune

Brooklyn trio Lemonade has unveiled the provocative clip for the song “Neptune.” Directed by House Plants and Weird Days, the relatively bare-bones piece focuses mainly on two things: singer Callan Clendenin and a girl taking a shower.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – American Dream Part II

Electro producer/DJ Orlando Higginbottom (aka Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) works his magic onstage amid a storm of confetti in the music video for “American Dream Part II”. Directed by ADAM and TEED.

Pop. 1280 - Bodies In The Dunes

As a song, “Bodies In The Dudes” is almost over-the-top in the way it suggests churning, creeping dread. And in the video, Castel gives all that dread a (bandaged) face, as well as a bunch of beautifully composed images of carnage. There is more than a little Dario Argento in this clip.