Adult Jazz - “Springful” Video

A couple of weeks ago, we posted “Am Gone,” a new song from the quirky but cinemantic Leeds group Adult Jazz. They’ve now made a video for “Springful,” the other songs from their new double-A-side single. In the cryptic but beautifully shot video, we see a crew of porters carry one gentleman from verdant hills to city streets. Michael Battcock and Harry Burgess direct, apparently inspired by Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha.

Sebadoh – “A State Of Mine” Video

We heard “A State Of Mine” last year when Lou Barlow’s seminal indie rock band Sebadoh released their first album in 14 years. Now you can watch the video for it, which acts like a kaleidoscope of nuclear family dread. The video, animated by Geoff Hoskinson, captures rows of identical babies, men mowing lawns, and raining dollar bills, achieving something almost uncomfortable in its pleasantness.

Jagwar Ma - “Uncertainty” (Official Video)

Aussie glam-psych-dance outfit Jagwar Ma released their Madchester-lovin’ debut album Howlin’ last summer, when it was actually winter Down Under. Now the tables have turned — or rather, the axis of the globe has — and just in time for peak koala-hunting season (j/k, I think), here comes the video for “Uncertainty.” This is the song that yielded the album title with the lyric, “When you’re gloomy, howlin’ looks so good to me,” and indeed, Gabriel Winterfield and the boys are under the moon in the clip.

Justin Bieber - “Confident” (Feat. Chance The Rapper) Official Video

You know that moment where you’re playing Grand Theft Auto and you get bored, so you basically just commit suicide by shooting as many random things as you can, attempting to get your wanted level high enough and stay alive long enough that police are sending tanks to kill you? Justin Bieber appears to be going through a real-life version of that now. But Bieber is still, at least nominally, a musician, and last year he made the canny decision to record “Confident” with an appearance from the rising rap star Chance The Rapper. “Confident” now has a slick Colin Tilley-directed video, in which Bieber admits to Taki ignorance, pays homage to Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” stalk-fest, and give Chance his biggest-yet opportunity to show up in front of kids’ eyeballs.

Potty Mouth - "Black and Studs" (Official Video)

Video and animation by Faye Orlove
Camera by Akhil Bhatt

Seekae - "Another" (Official Music Video)

Directed by: Ian Pons Jewell
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Deerhoof - “Flower” (Official Video)

The clip, directed by Yuan Liu and Owen Donovan, takes place in a laundromat filled with shady characters and one young lady with wet feet. Leather, a toy doll, and (yes) a flower are involved. Some words on the clip from drummer extraordinaire Greg Saunier:

filmed after hours in a new york chinese laundromat
directed by yuan liu
asian gang girls’ leather outfits handmade by sometime singer of morbid angel
some have noticed that this was deerhoof’s second album to have a song called flower but actually it is the third

Dr. Dog - “Distant Light” Video

Philly retro pop-rockers Dr. Dog have built a large following slowly but steadily over the past decade, largely by keeping up a maniacal touring schedule. They’ve just embarked on another lengthy jaunt in support of last fall’s B-Room, and to herald that run of concerts, they’ve graced us with a new video from the album. “Distant Light” is a bouncy, freewheeling track that would fit in well in The Last Waltz or late on the first disc of the White Album. Its visuals are suitably playful and subtly psychedelic, apparently the product of green screens, painted hoodies, and lots of nifty animation. 

Bob Dylan Hooks Up With Chobani & Chrysler For Super Bowl Ads

You wouldn’t think Bob Dylan was hurting for either money or attention, but he’ll get plenty this Sunday when he’s prominently featured in two different Super Bowl ads. Billboard reports that Dylan is set to star in a Chrysler commercial, the latest in a series of Super Bowl ads that has featured Eminem, Clint Eastwood, and Berry Gordy. (Dylan has a fraught history with motor vehicles, but his music has turned up in plenty of car commercials over the years, including one for Chrysler’s Jeep Cherokee.) Meanwhile, Dylan’s 1966 Blonde On Blonde single “I Want You” is in a Chobani yogurt Super Bowl ad that’s already on the internet, and you can watch that one below. It has a bear in it.



OFFICIAL Chrysler and Bob Dylan Super Bowl Commercial 2014 - America's Import 

Architecture In Helsinki - “Dream A Little Crazy” (Official Video)

Aussie blog-rock veterans Architecture In Helsinki have been relatively quiet since the release of 2011′s Moment Bends, but they’re about to swing into action again, starting with a video that’s anything but quiet. The Melbourne indie-pop collective has been in the lab making fifth LP NOW + 4EVA, and the colorful clip for lead single “Dream A Little Crazy” finds them… in the lab, mixing up paints and getting their splatter on.

Hospitality - “Going Out” (Official Video)

Directed/Edited: Scott Jacobson
Director of Photography: Tristan Nyby
Grip/Electric: Jesse Curl
Art Department: John Dugan Barrett, Andrew Meredith

Cast: Dean Wareham, Britta Phillips

Thanks to: Lisa Whiteman and Todd Levin, the Glendale Tap, Mike Benner, Lizzie Molyneux, Faris McReynolds, Will Milner, Robert Rexx, Tanisa Brown, Evan Kindley, Jason Reich

Be Forest - “Captured Heart” Video

The music of Be Forest drifts and floats like a dream; even when it speeds up it still sounds like the soundtrack to something in slow motion. You may have heard “Colours” a few weeks ago and now you can see the video for another song, “Capture Heart,” which is even prettier, but maybe that’s because the MUTE-directed clip pairs it with all the images their music already evoked so well.

Pop Danthology 2013 - Mashup of 68 songs!

"Pop Danthology 2013"
Music and video mashed-up by Daniel Kim (http://www.facebook.com/danielkimmusic)

SONGLIST, LYRICS, FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD:
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SONG LIST
(In alphabetical order by artist)

1. Anna Kendrick – “Cups (When I’m Gone)”
2. Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – “This Is What It Feels Like”
3. A$AP Rocky feat. Skrillex, Birdy Nam Nam – “Wild For The Night”
4. Avicii – “Wake Me Up”
5. Avril Lavigne – “Here’s To Never Growing Up”
6. Bastille – “Pompeii”
7. Bauuer – “Harlem Shake”
8. Bingo Players feat. Far East Movement – “Get Up (Rattle)”
9. Britney Spears – “Ooh La La”
10. Britney Spears – “Work B**ch”
11. Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
12. Bruno Mars – “Treasure”
13. Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
14. Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar – “Thinking About You”
15. Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – “I Need Your Love”
16. Capital Cities – “Safe And Sound”
17. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
18. Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”
19. Drake feat. Majid Jordan – “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
20. Drake – “Started From The Bottom”
21. Ellie Goulding – “Burn”
22. Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX – “I Love It (I Don’t Care)”
23. Imagine Dragons – Demons
24. Jason Derulo – “The Other Side”
25. Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
26. Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
27. Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
28. Katy Perry – “Roar”
29. Kelly Clarkson – “Catch My Breath”
30. Ke$ha – “C’mon”
31. Ke$ha feat. will.i.am – “Crazy Kids”
32. Krewella – “Alive”
33. Lady Gaga – “Applause”
34. Lana Del Rey – “Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)”
35. Lorde – “Royals”
36. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert – “Same Love”
37. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton – “Can’t Hold Us”
38. Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
39. Maroon 5 – “Love Somebody”
40. Martin Garrix – “Animals”
41. Martin Solveig & The Cataracs feat. Kyle – “Hey Now”
42. Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
43. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
44. Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith – “La La La”
45. One Direction – “Best Song Ever”
46. One Direction – “Story Of My Life”
47. OneRepublic – “Counting Stars”
48. OneRepublic – “If I Lose Myself”
49. Passenger – “Let Her Go”
50. P!nk feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
51. Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera – “Feel This Moment”
52. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – “Timber”
53. Pitbull feat. TJR – “Don’t Stop The Party”
54. PSY – “Gentleman”
55. Rihanna – “Pour It Up”
56. Rihanna feat. David Guetta – “Right Now”
57. Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
58. Robin Thicke feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Give It 2 U”
59. Robin Thicke feat. T.I., Pharrell Williams – “Blurred Lines”
60. Selena Gomez – “Come & Get It”
61. Selena Gomez – “Slow Down”
62. Taylor Swift – “22”
63. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
64. will.i.am feat. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
65. will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber – “#thatPOWER”
66. Ylvis – “The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)”
67. Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
68. Zedd feat. Hayley Williams – “Stay The Night”

LYRICS & SONG TITLES
(In order of appearance)

Elbow - “New York Morning” (Official Video)

English rockers Elbow have put together a short documentary/music video chronicling the story of Dennis and Lois, a couple who grew up in the New York music scene in the heyday of CBGB and the Ramones. The video serves as a tribute to old New York: “This was where the music was, and this was where the intelligent people were, and this was just where life was. That’s it. Most of the things we knew and loved are gone but we’re still here,” says one half of the couple. Elbow’s music takes a backseat to the story of this couple and their experiences, from their first date to the time they didn’t pick up Andy Warhol on a street corner.

Pontiak - “Wildfires” Video

Virginian brother trio Pontiak will release their new album, INNONCENCE, tomorrow, but first they’ve shared the contemplative video for “Wildfires.” The low-key visuals find lead vocalist Van Carney strumming away in a motel room while members of labelmates Guardian Alien fool around in the background.

MØ - “Don’t Wanna Dance” Video

With less than a month until the release of her debut album, MØ has released a badass video for infectious lead single “Don’t Wanna Dance,” which sees the Danish pop singer busting some moves in a pretty sweet furry pink coat with a car compactor in the background.

Watch Taiwanese Animators’ Dramatization Of Daft Punk’s Grammy Victory

TomoNews has done a funny little feature on Daft Punk’s big Grammy wins for their impeccably crafted Random Access Memories. And if there’s one thing that network is known for it’s animated dramatizations of news stories that rest (un)comfortably in the uncanny valley. That’s Daft Punk above, after deciding to go “all live” with the new album, burning their laptops and turntables in a garbage can before high-fiving over it. Pharrell’s hat gets animated, too. Watch below.

Nai Harvest - “Hold Open My Head” Video

We posted “Rush” from the British emo/alt-rock duo Nai Harvest’s Hold Open My Head EP last week. Now comes the video for the title track, a low-budget affair assembled by the band and Christian Sinclair. Musically, “Hold Open My Head” is another guitar-pop winner that could be a time capsule from 20 years back. This one starts out sounding like your average cathartic emo slow-build, but it blooms into a vibrant angst-ridden pop song when the chorus hits. I’m still picking up a Lemonheads vibe from these two, which is just stupendous. Maybe a little Soul Asylum and Nirvana too? Pick your own delightful ’90s reference point as you watch.