5) Julian Lynch “Northline”
Directed by Richard Law
First this week is a video for all you dog lovers out there, think Houses’ “Beginnings” but with dogs.
4) Hodgy Beats “Alone”
Directed by Ian Flanagan & Hodgy Beats
Another Odd Future rapper releasing another EP means another cool video. Once again, it’s very Odd Future-esque; weird and trippy making this performance-driven actually interesting. The shot where he’s buried up to his neck is especially cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsdv2Fxrd8A
3) Mount Kimbie “You Took Your Time”
Directed by Marcus Söderlund
The Swedish filmmaker most famous for The XX’s “VCR” video directs this dark affair. Shot in a beautiful black and white, “You Took Your Time” follows a number of characters through an urban landscape.
2) Janelle Monáe “Dance Apocalyptic”
Directed by Wendy Morgan
Monáe lets her hair down and ditches her usual black-and-white suit attire for new single “Dance Apocalyptic”. As she becomes another one of the many characters and introducing us to “The Electric Lady”, I can’t help but think of Nirvana’s “In Bloom” as well as Outkast’s “Hey Ya“.
1) Phoenix “Trying To Be Cool”
Directed by CANADA
Another great example of taking a simple performance-driven video and making it interesting. I love and hate watching these kind of videos because I’d love to try recreate something similar then realise I would never have the patience. Two film crews swapped shots every 25 seconds, trying to outdo the last.
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