Depeche Mode – “Soothe My Soul” Video

If one had to invent a film genre for Depeche Mode’s “Sooth My Soul” video, perhaps it would be New Wave Voyeurism. The black and white clip plays like a choppy, living slideshow, all square-shaped peep holes viewing the band performing in shadows, slithering snakes and glimpses of naked bodies — although, primarily stomachs, giving a whole new meaning to “navel-gazing.”

When Saints Go Machine – “Love And Respect” (Feat. Killer Mike)

“Love And Respect,” the eerie, minor-key new single from the Copenhagen electro-pop group When Saints Go Machine, has an out-of-nowhere conscious-rap guest verse from the all-conquering Atlanta rap firebrand Killer Mike. Mike sadly does not appear in its video, but that video is pretty badass anyway. Directors Frederik Hviid and Sebastian Birk give us surreal scenes from a harrowing, thugged-out Scandinavian crime underworld that may or may not actually exist. It’s filmed beautifully, and it has a few images that I won’t get out of my head anytime soon.

Lana Del Rey – “Chelsea Hotel No. 2″ Video

In a new video, and for no discernible reason, Lana Del Rey has given us her take on Leonard Cohen’s ridiculously great 1974 song (and possible Janis Joplin tribute “Chelsea Hotel No. 2.” LDR has left all of Cohen’s gendered pronouns intact, but it doesn’t come across like a gender-fucking stunt; it’s more a languid tribute to a song so perfect that nobody needed to do anything to change it. Musically, it’s faithful to the original, just Del Rey’s voice and a florid guitar line. And in the simple video, from director Ant Shurmer, she sings the song in flickering candlelight. If you’re still looking for further reasons to hate Lana Del Rey, you probably won’t find them here.

Phosphorescent – “Song For Zula”

Along with Djuna Wahlrab, Matthew Houck, the craggy-voiced country-rock rambler behind Phosphorescent, co-directed his own video for “Song For Zula,” the stately and pretty first single from his very good new album Muchacho. The whole video plays out as one single six-minute tracking shot, telling the tale of a wild-eyed woman who uses a rock to pound away at the chains shackling her, causing waves of pixelated digital distortion with every blow. I’m not exactly sure what the video’s supposed to represent, but it’s definitely supposed to represent something.

Team Spirit – “Jesus, He’s Alright”

Former-Passion Pit member Ayad Al Adhamy’s band Team Spirit are prone to heavy riffs, as evidenced by “Phenomenon” from their 2012-released self-titled EP. With “Jesus, He’s Alright” they’ve gone full-throttle toward house party jam. The kind of thing that catapults the party from remembering to throw out their empties to absent-mindedly leaving half-drank tallboys on top of the fridge. For the video — which is on the other side of the coin from Passion Pit’s released-today, somber clip for “Cry Like A Ghost” — Team Spirit takes the bash to church. If you’ve ever wondered what the Ten Commandments would be like if they were rules for partying, then this is the video for you. Directed by Ian Perlman featuring animation from Swedish duo HannesJohannes.

Thee Oh Sees – “Minotaur”

Thee Oh Sees are set to release new LP Floating Coffins later this month and have given visuals to its first single “Minotaur.” The marauding track is perfect for a clunky kind of adventure and the band has knocked it out of the park with a tale of wonky knights in search of a sleeved-up half-man, half-beast.

The Coathangers – “Merry Go Round”

Atlanta four-piece the Coathangers were one of the most fun bands I saw during SXSW — four women who euphorically trade instruments like a riot grrrl band, refuse to put forward a single bandleader figure, and bash out a slapdash and deranged form of garage punk. The band recently dropped a split single with the great Vancouver noise-punks Nü Sensae, and now they’ve got a video for “Merry Go Round,” their half of the single. The video itself is nothing special — mostly murky footage of a guy in a creeped-out latex mask lamping at a playground and presumably making any nearby parents very uncomfortable. But the song is catchy as all hell, and this is a band we should all be paying more attention to, so check it.

Big Black Delta - "Side of the Road" (Official Music Video)

Big Black Delta dance in the digital world.

Stylish, minimal music video for Big Black Delta from Warren Kommers

Passion Pit - "Cry Like a Ghost"

The new video from Passion Pit's Gossamer, this time for "Cry Like a Ghost", is a high-tech dream sequence directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (or Daniels). As the directors explain in a making-of video, "The idea is this girl is dancing through her relationships... we're trying to show how messy, confusing, funny, and sad and weird that is." The video was created in partnership with Sony's Music Unlimited service.

Watch the standard version below, along with a behind-the-scenes clip. Sony will also post an extended version over on its YouTube channel.

Making-of video:



Passion Pit - "Cry Like a Ghost" (Exclusive Extended Cut)

An exclusive extended cut of the latest single from the album, Gossamer, featuring almost two minutes of additional intro footage to see the whole story.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Sacrilege” (Feat. Lily Cole)

This morning, Yeah Yeah Yeahs unveiled the video for “Sacrilege,” the epic and stormy first single from their forthcoming album Mosquito. The British model and actress Lily Cole stars in the Megaforce-directed clip, playing a woman whose appetites get her into some trouble in a very strange small town. The level of plotting and characterization is deeply impressive for a four-minute music video, and those townspeople look unsettlingly predatory as all hell.

Cold Cave – “A Little Death To Laugh”

The clip focuses tight on Wes Eisold singing the song, but two nearly identical film reels are laid on top of one another and played concurrently, giving the thing a weird superimposition effect that makes Eisold look like he’s drifting out of his own skin.

Marnie Stern - "Immortals"

In the video for “Immortals,” one of the many heavenly shredfests on her new album The Chronicles Of Marnia, we see the head-spinning guitarist and sharply melodic songwriter Marnie Stern at home in her New York apartment. She’s imagining herself besieged by adoring shirtless male fans, and she’s somehow missing the angelic kids appearing in her living room. I’m not quite sure what the video’s supposed to represent, but it seems like it might have something to do with the idea that Marnie is, at the same time, a fun and relatable lady and the second coming of Angus Young. Allie Avital Tsypin directs the video.

Wavves – “Afraid Of Heights”

Here’s the BLACK // DOCTOR-directed clip for Wavves’ “Afraid Of Heights” from their new album of the same name and yowza what a video! At first I was getting very serious John Waters Fever Dream But Without The Polish vibes from its beginning but it goes a wholly different route that is more on par with a vignette from indie horror flick V/H/S if Gregg Araki had made one when he was doing things like Totally Fucked Up and The Doom Generation and not the lovable high gloss of Happy Face. Which is to say, there’s cross-dressing, dive bars, and — well, I won’t spoil it for you. Watch the fuzzy, bizarre thing.

A$AP Rocky – “Wild For The Night” (Feat. Skrillex)

As a rapper, A$AP Rocky’s greatest gift is for creating a sticky bad-dream sort of atmosphere. And on Long.Live.A$AP, his debut album, only one song rips right through that carefully cultivated vibe: “Wild For The Night,” a blaring dance-rap banger produced by bro-step titan Skrillex. Rocky and the veteran rap video director (and auteur of the underrated T.I. vehicle ATL) Chris Robinson have now teamed up to make the video, shooting it in the Dominican Republic. It’s a delirious throwback to the days when record labels would happily blow seven figures on a rap video. The immaculately filmed video takes place in Dominican slums and clubs, and it looks amazing. Also, the sight of Skrillex attempting to look cool while perching atop a rubble-pile isn’t one I’ll soon forget. And: Bonus Skrillex bass drop!

Ghost B.C. – “Year Zero” (NSFW)

The theatrical, absurdist Swedish metal band Ghost B.C., previously known as just plain Ghost, are the latest band to find international fame by scaring the hell out of parents and authority figures, dressing up as cult members and demon-priests and plying an infernally catchy form of craftsmanship. Last year, we posted their Dave Grohl-abetted cover of Abba’s “I’m A Marionette,” and now they’re getting ready to unleash the sophomore album Infestissumam upon the planet. Watch, we’ve got the super-NSFW video for their song “Year Zero.” It’s gleefully Satanic silliness about a coven of witches who welcome a dark stranger into their midst. Nudity abounds.

Ghost B.C. - Year Zero (Censored)

Toro Y Moi - "Never Matter"

Toro Y Moi has shared his latest video from his new album Anything in Return. This one, directed by Steve Daniels for "Never Matter", features a motley crew of randos listening to the track on headphones and dancing along. Watch it below, via GvsB.

Mat Zo & Porter Robinson - "Easy"

London duo Louis & McCourt create a futuristic Anime music video for Mat Zo & Porter Robinson’s “Easy”.

Dante - "Swampthing"

Album: The Rorschach Manifesto Directed by: Jorge Jaramillo