White Denim - “At Night In Dreams” (Official Video)

Old-school Texan fuzz-rockers White Denim released their Corsicana Lemonade album last year, and now they’ve got a deeply weird music video for the merrily choogling single “At Night In Dreams.” The animated clip is nothing but cowboy images — rendered first as silhouettes, then as grotesque cartoons — plastered up against dramatic backgrounds. It’s the stranges, most perversely absorbing screensaver you’ve seen since maybe the flying toasters. Brian K. Jones directs.

Wye Oak - “The Tower” (Official Video)

“The Tower” was our first sample of Wye Oak’s new guitar-free sound, and now it’s also the first video from the Baltimore duo’s forthcoming Shriek. Although the song’s bounding lope is tinged with melancholy, the video is pure whimsy. Ben O’Brien’s clip finds a crew of painters getting all Mary Poppins on us in the midst of urban blight.

Katy B - “Still” (Official Video)

While Katy B’s last video paired her against a dark background that eventually exploded with lights and colors, the new “Still” is all stark white and glowing light. They’re almost complete opposites, but in both cases Katy’s iconic red hair pops against the setting, and her performance is absolutely gripping.

Cloud Nothings - “I’m Not Part Of Me” (Official Video)

Today, Cloud Nothings release their revved-up and excellent new album Here And Nowhere Else, and they’ve also got a music video for “I’m Not Part Of Me,” their supercharged punker of a first single. The video, from director John Ryan Manning, revolves around the idea of a slumber-party Cloud Nothings singalong. That, in itself, would already be hallucinatory enough, but then drugs get involved, and things get progressively weirder. It’s a fun and unpredictable video.

Jack White - “High Ball Stepper” (Official Video)

April 1 is a crummy day to be a blogger because you’re especially likely to be prahnked, as they say on Kroll Show. Is the instrumental jam “High Ball Stepper” really the first song to be released from Jack White’s new LP, Lazaretto? I’ve got faith that it is, even if an instrumental is a weird way to lead things off. Hey, Jack White is a pretty weird guy! Either way, that’s definitely White shredding. Per a statement on White’s site, “High Ball Stepper” is not technically the first single off Lazaretto — that will be the album’s title track, out later this month — just “a first taste of new music from the album.”

In celebration of the new album and their 20th Vault package, Third Man has unveiled their most unique Vault package yet.

The LP for Third Man Records’ Vault package #20 will be the ONLY limited version of Lazaretto to be released. Pressed on split-color blue-and-white vinyl and coupled with exclusive album art, this alternate presentation of the album is both insightful and deserving. Also exclusive to the Vault is a fold-out poster accompanying the album, featuring a classic National Archives photo that serves as a recurrent image throughout the album art.

Unlike the lightning bolt and inverted lightning bolt pressings Third Man did for Jack White’sBlunderbuss, this alternate art and colored vinyl will be the only time ANY variation on Lazarettowill be made. Once subscriptions are closed and records are pressed… that’s it. Don’t sleep. Get in now or regret it later.

The 7-inch includes two early demos of songs that appear on Lazaretto in their completed form. Both “Alone in My Home” and “Entitlement” are solo recordings by Jack White, done while he was in Mexico. Pressed on lustrous blue vinyl and housed in the standard felt-weave, die-cut Third Man Vault 7-inch sleeve, both tracks offer a unique glimpse into the creative process and evolution of a song from it’s original germination to its final delivery.

The bonus item is a lavish 40-page hard bound companion piece book full of lyrics, exclusive musical notations, photos and art from Lazaretto. This is the perfect accompaniment to the listening experience and insight into both the album creation method and some of the inspiration (visual and otherwise) behind it.

In addition to these items, Vault package #20 will also include a linen, letter-pressed postcard with the same eye-popping color separations as evidenced in classic chromatic postcards popular in the first half of the 20th century. Stamps not included.

Subscriptions are open through April 30th, so don’t delay and visit thirdmanrecords.com/vault and sign up today.

Nothing - “Bent Nail” Official Video (Feat. Kurt Vile)

Last month, Philly shoegaze badasses Nothing ripped a hole in the universe with their album Guilty Of Everything. In the new video for the heavy-as-anything album track “Bent Nail,” the band rocks out in front of an actively hostile crowd, playing on as the audience pelts them with food. Fellow Philadelphian Kurt Vile has a cameo as the person supplying said food. It’s more of a fun, cartoonish video than what you might expect from these guys. Don Argott directs.

Holy Ghost! - “Bridge & Tunnel” (Official Video)

The DFA dance duo Holy Ghost! recently released the 2013 Dynamics track “Bridge & Tunnel” as a single, and now they have a video for it. Featuring clips of the band playing shows and people dancing along with footage of the open road, it’s a nice look into the band’s life on tour with just a touch of psychedelia.

Girl Talk & Freeway - “Tolerated” (Feat. Waka Flocka Flame) Video

This, right here, is the best music video I’ve seen in a long-ass time. Philly rap firebreather Freeway and party-starting Pittsburgh producer Girl Talk have teamed up on a new mixtape called Broken Ankles, and today they’ve gifted us with the video for “Tolerated,” the song they debuted onstage last year. The clip is structured like the Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” video — Greg Gillis and Free walking down the street and crashing into randoms — but it quickly devolves into Fangoria-ready kung-fu battles and wedding brawls. Waka Flocka Flame shows up and drops a verse while chewing on a human arm. Waka Flocka Flame’s pet vulture is not the best part of this video; I don’t know if I can put things any more plainly than that. Allen Cordell directs, and his fight-choreography game is on point. Watch Seriously, it’s great.

Shamir - “If It Wasn’t True” (Official Video)

The cassette compilation Common Interests Were Not Enough To Keep Us Together showed that the New York indie Godmode is about more than just noise-punk (though it’s still good for that), and it also introduced the world to Shamir Bailey, a 19-year-old from Las Vegas who sings disco-house anthem with rare levels of badass self-assurance. “If It Wasn’t True,” a highlight of the compilation, now has a video. Shamir shot it himself, grabbing lots of footage of his friends and his hometown, and editor Antony Sylvester put all sorts of weird filters on it. It’s an engagingly weird and homemade piece of work and a chance to discover a truly great song.

The So So Glos ‐ “Speakeasy” (Official Video)

In addition to being a great record, last year’s Blowout by the So So Glos spawned some entertaining music videos. The best of the bunch is probably the mini-adventure “Wrecking Ball,” but this new Chris Elia-directed clip for “Speakeasy” is fun, too. In the video, it’s up to one overzealous cop to try and fight back in a world of people zombified by their computer screens. The band members all play parts and they’re as charismatic as always.

Puff Daddy - “Big Homie” (Feat. Rick Ross & French Montana) Video

Sean Combs is just fun to watch. The rapper, who recently reverted to Puff Daddy form after years as Diddy, just came back roaring with his ridiculous and overblown new Rick Ross/French Montana collab “Big Homie.” And now we get the video, wherein he struts through liquor stores and Waffle Houses while trailing a serious entourage of rap luminaries. I’m pretty sure nobody has done the toothpick-in-the-mouth thing that well since Chow Yun Fat in Hard-Boiled.

Owls - “I’m Surprised…” (Official Video)

The reunited emo O.G.s Owls returned last week with Two, their comeback album, and now they’ve got a video for the spidery, intricate “I’m Surprised…” Director Todd Mattei films the members of band, all isolation, often shrouded mostly in dramatic shadow, as they soundtrack what appears to be an occult card game.

The Antlers - “Palace” (Official Video)

Last week, Brooklyn epic-indie craftsmen the Antlers teased us with a couple of minutes of new music, but they didn’t wait too long to let us know what’s up. In a couple of months, the band will release their first proper full-length since 2011′s Burst Apart. It’s called Familiars, and the band produced and engineered it themselves at their New York studio. The veteran indie producer Chris Coady, who just did such great work on Future Islands’ Singles, mixed it. The album opens with “Palace,” a song that totals nearly six minutes and features a prettily mournful music-box melody. The video, from director Hana Tajima, is all placid interiors and churning waters.

Peter Matthew Bauer - “Latin American Ficciones” (Official Video)

The cyclical heartland guitar anthem “Latin American Ficciones” was our first taste of Walkmen member Peter Matthew Bauer’s upcoming solo debut Liberation! Today that song becomes the album’s first video, too. Like the music itself, Matthew Barrick’s shadowy greyscale performance footage is a natural extension of the ragged-yet-refined aesthetic Bauer helped develop with the Walkmen. It’s a good way to familiarize yourself with the face behind the music.

Sam Smith - "Stay With Me" (Official Video)

The British soul singer and Disclosure collaborator Sam Smith has already topped the UK’s singles chart with “Money On My Mind,” and he’s the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend. But for a star on the rise, Smith isn’t exactly crackling with electric charisma. Instead, he’s a slightly schlubby Rick Astley type with a fantastic haircut, and therein his charm lies. That’s the Smith we see in the video for his deeply satisfying new single, the gospel-inflected ballad “Stay With Me.” The clip follows Smith strolling forlornly through London streets and mixing it up with the song’s gospel choir.

Black Lips - "Nightmare Field" (Official Video)

Fresh from the pressing plant, and fresh off some interesting comments about hip-hop, the Black Lips have a new video for “Nightmare Field.” Directed by Bryan Bankovitch, and recorded at Living Room Studios in Atlanta, the video shows the Black Lips all dressed up as the Pink Angels — greaser-ed up and motorcycle-ready.

Sisyphus - “Booty Call” (Official Video)

Sufjan Stevens helped to make a song called “Booty Call,” and now he’s acting like someone who helped make a song called “Booty Call.” Earlier this month, Sufjan’s side-project trio Sisyphus, which also includes Son Lux and art-rapper Serengeti, released their self-titled full-length debut. And now Sufjan is in the video for the Serengeti-led “Booty Call,” dancing for a fisheye lens and wearing a “BOSS” medallion and hanging out with girls who are making out with each other. Does Sufjan’s youth pastor know about all this? What happened to that boy?

Amen Dunes "Lilac In Hand" (Official Music Video)

Damon McMahon’s murky psych group Amen Dunes are getting ready to put out their most worked-over album Love, but that  doesn’t mean we’re dealing with something polished to a sheen. Rather the songs we’ve heard have used the band’s fogginess as a strength. Case in point: the hazy and warm “Lilac In Hand,” which now has a Karl Lemieux-directed video that almost makes a stop-motion animation out of grainy black and white stills as we follow our subject through city streets.