A quirky, incomplete, and oft-updated list of some current music-videos doing some really interesting things. I’ve tried to include a sentence or two on what I think makes it stand out, but this is, of course, a highly subjective list and all suggestions are welcome.
Star Guitar – Chemical Brothers
One of my absolute favorites. Watch how nearly every sound matches with a image in the the scenery. There’s a ‘making of’ video here.
Thriller – Michael Jackson
The one that started it all.
Coffee & TV – Blur
Blur’s characteristic melancholic wit, plus some nifty camera tricks with scale.
My Drive Thru – Santogold, Julian Casablancas, N.E.R.D.
I’m a sucker for innovative animation, if you can overlook that this was largely an ad for Converse…
Epic Last Song – Does It Offend You, Yeah?
More nifty takes on animation.
Pogo – Digitalism
A mix of stop motion and the same beat syncing found in the Chemical Brother’s ‘Star Guitar.’
Sooner or Later – N.E.R.D.
An almost retro feel brought to the modern recession.
Paris is Burning – LadyHawke
For the stargazing hipster in all of us.
Move Your Feet – Junior Senior
8-bit graphics and a loopy sense of reality.
Little Bit – Lyyke Li
From the guy that brought you ‘Young Folks,’ this strangely out-of-sync video is both endearing and unsettling.
Skeleton Boy – Friendly Fires
A blend of a standard animation tropes and fake snow.
Paris – Friendly Fires
Clockwork Orange meets a space-age Kaleidoscope.
Heartbreaker – MSTRKRFT (feat. John Legend)
A little Canadian love. The video has a surprisingly nuanced story buried under what first looks like youthful hijinks/young love.
Two Way Monologue – Sondre Lerche
Nice blend of the (sometimes left-field) lyrics into the video itself. There is some crafty sound-editing going on behind the scenes here.
Collarbone – Fujiya & Miyagi
If a child’s crayon drawings could come to life, and be about broken bones and soccer.
More to come… !
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