01/07/2009
Jay Leno? Lame! Iron and Wine's Recent Performance On His Show? Beautiful!
Stereogum recently posted this clip of Iron and Wine performing "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" from 2007's Shepherd's Dog on the Tonight Show...and it is simply beautiful. In other news, Jay Leno is still not funny. Shepherd's Dog is ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/07/2009 12:37 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk, Video | Permalink
New Fever Ray Video is Wonderfully Creepy!
This twisted video only adds to my excitement over Karin Dreijer's (The Knife) new project Fever Ray. It features a haunted house, a mysterious death, taxidermy and Karin ditching her iconic Knife crow costume for some freaky skeleton face paint ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/07/2009 12:31 PM EST in Electronic, Video | Permalink
01/05/2009
Awesome Video: Efterklang's "Polygyne"
Carolina Melis directed this beautifully minimalistic video for Danish band Efterklang. I'm not too familiar with the band's work, but I am definitely digging this song and the lovely geometric visuals that accompany it. Plus, the ending is remi ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/05/2009 10:08 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Neo-Psychedelic, Video | Permalink
12/29/2008
Video Pick: Surf City - "Dickshakers Union"
Surf City are probably my favorite band at the moment. Their debut EP, which made the #3 spot on The Walrus' Top 20 Albums of 08, is a perfect blend of Flying Nun Lo-Fi and new power-pop, not to mention incredibly fun to sing-along to. Their vid ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/29/2008 9:05 AM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
12/24/2008
Video: First Aid Kit's Beautiful Interpretation of "Blue Christmas"
I have written about Sweden's folksy First Aid Kit before and they continue to impress me with their unbelievable vocal harmonies. For the holiday, the sisters Soderberg have recorded a stunning fireside version of the classic, somber tune "Blue ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/24/2008 8:53 PM EST in Folk, Video, Covers | Permalink
Low's Creepy "Santa's Coming Over" Video
Nearly 10 years ago, Minnesota "slowcore" band Low created a divine Christmas EP that has now become a holiday classic. Thankfully they have revisited holiday songwriting this year releasing a 7" on SubPop entitled "Santa's Coming Over b/w Comin ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/24/2008 8:18 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
12/16/2008
Video of the Day: Bloc Party - "One Month Off"
The video for Bloc Party's "One Month Off", taken from their recently released album Intimacy, is a Hansel and Gretel re-telling with a much more violent spin. Hand-grenades, tanks and fire-bombs make the old-school animation style even creepier ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/16/2008 9:51 AM EST in Post-Punk, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
12/15/2008
Best Metallica Video in Years: "All Nightmare Long"
I am not crazy about Metallica's newer music, but this video for "All Nightmare Long" from the recently released Death Magnetic has a great Grindhouse meets Pink Floyd's The Wall meets 70's high school film strip. Directed by Roboshobo it cl ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/15/2008 7:59 AM EST in Video, Metal | Permalink
12/14/2008
New Song + Video From Peter, Bjorn and John
Peter, Bjorn and John will be back this year with their follow-up to the album that everyone looved to whistle to, Writer's Block. This new song which some are calling "Hey (STFU Boy)" or "Take Your Hands Off That Girl" doesn't officially have a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/14/2008 11:32 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
12/09/2008
Video Pick: Sin Fang Bous - "Advent In Ives Garden"
German label Morr Music is on a bit of a streak these days first with the release of the wonderful Surf City EP and now with Sin Fang Bous' (also of Seabear) debut album and 7". The A-side of the latter, "Advent In Ives Garden", is a beautifully ...
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