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Florence And The Machine’s Dog Days Are Over by LEGS

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:56 AM PST

If what's gone before was very good, this puts Florence in a whole new league. This is an absolutely stunning, simply beautiful video by New York-based directing team LEGS. Brilliant. The performance video is back. Florence And The Machine Dog Days Are Over (Island) Director: LEGS Producer: Malachy Mcanenny Prod co: Rokkit Representation: OBmanagement Editor: Paul Snyder At Lost Planet Ad: Sam [...]

Yeasayer’s ONE by Radical Friend

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:30 AM PST

Following a successful collaboration on the mesmerising, hyper-surreal Ambling Alp, Yeasayer are reunited with Kirby McClure and Julia Grigorian – aka Radical Friend – for new single ONE. This one sees the band playing behind a chain link fence at a mid-afternoon warehouse rave, where the Flashdancing high-fashion New Romantic crowd are witness to a [...]

Between The Eyes now at Pulse Films for music and ads as Between The Eyes @ Pulse

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:53 AM PST

Pulse Films has incorporated the music video and advertising activities of Between The Eyes, with the BTE roster now existing as a separate identity, or label, within the Pulse stable called Between The Eyes @ Pulse. The deal will result in Pulse representing Between The Eyes' directing roster – including Eran Creevy, Mat Whitecross, Perou, [...]

White Pony’s Falling by William Stahl

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:30 AM PST

For White Pony's quirky Falling, comes this excellent promo from William Stahl at Good Boy! Creative in Copenhagen which includes some smashing slow-mo effects and a wonderfully dry performance from the Danish band. It’s a scientific experiment – to test the damage inflicted on the human body by middle class conformity. In a controlled [...]

Goldfrapp’s Rocket by Kim Gehrig

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:15 AM PST

Goldfrapp are firmly back in the pop camp with the insanely catchy Rocket, and Kim Gehrig has delivered a suitably sexy, colourful promo which sees a vengeful Alison Goldfrapp enjoying her very own trucker’s delight. The post production required to create Alison’s road movie environment – done at Moving Picture Company – has meant its [...]

Chiddy Bang’s Opposite Of Adults by Ben Dickinson and Duncan Skiles

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:42 AM PST

Ben Dickinson is back, collaborating with his old Waverley Films buddy Duncan Skiles, on Chiddy Bang's take on that famous MGMT tune. Ben and Duncan (or Dunkin) – now a team called Dinosaurus – have popped the Philly hip-hop duo's heads on young kids bodies. It's an enjoyable variation on a classic theme. A bit like [...]

Dan Black’s Symphonies featuring Kid Cudi by Chic & Artistic

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST

Corinne Bance and Axel D'Harcourt of Chic & Artistic's beautifully executed video for Dan Black's Symphonies – featuring Dan in numerous famous title sequences – first surfaced last summer. Now the song has been reworked with the additional contribution by Kid Cudi – and so has the video. Here's the new version, with the Kid smoothly [...]

I Am Un Chien’s Hologram feat. JRF by Frank Seiler & I Am Un Chien

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:30 AM PST

It was only a matter of time before notorious website Chatroulette was featured in a music video. This promo features indie band I Am Un Chien performing live in front of a webcam transmitted on Chatroulette with responses from other webcam exhibitionists. I Am Un Chien feat. JRF Hologram Director/Producer: Frank Seiler/I Am Un Chien Special thanks: Pierre Le [...]

Scratcha DVA’s Wake Up feat. Black Da Ripper by Mr G

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 01:30 AM PST

New director Mr G translates the stark message of Scratcha DVA and Black Da Ripper's Wake Up into this intense promo, perfectly capturing the spirit of the track and featuring an memorable performance by the wild-haired Ripper. “Scratcha approached me to make a video for a single from his new conceptual album,” explains Mr G – [...]

Professor Green’s Need You Tonight by Henry Scholfield

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 06:30 AM PST

Henry Scholfield’s gritty, realistic MVA-nominated video for Pro Green’s Upper Clapton Dance was one of the best urban videos last year. His new one for Need You Tonight is the opposite of gritty and realistic, and also great. Much more in the vein of Henry’s vids for Example, the Professor is the genial, flawed hero [...]

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Late Of The Pier’s Best In The Class by Steve Glashier and Sam Potter

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:41 AM PST

Late Of The Pier's girlie video for the chirpy Best In The Class, co-directed by Steve Glashier and LOTP's Sam Potter – and created with the highly inventive, effective and super-economic method of attaching a camera to a domestic record turntable, and switching on. There are two versions of the video: the official includes material [...]

The Futureheads’ My Heartbeat Song by Aaron Bevan-Bailey

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:15 AM PST

The first single from The Futureheads’ fourth album – The Chaos, out next month – sees the band teaming up with Aaron Bevan-Bailey for the urgent pop-punk of My Heartbeat Song. It’s a fun, retro take on Saturday night TV game shows, with comedian Dave Gibson mugging madly as the Seventies-tastic gameshow host. "As soon [...]

Cottweiler Autumn/Winter 10-11 by Sarah Chatfield

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:41 AM PST

Fresh from enjoying a mini-retrospective at Music Loves Video at the Birds Eye View Film Festival last Saturday, and a couple of days before also featuring at the BEVFF's Fashion Loves Film show this Thursday, Sarah Chatfield's latest fashion film arrives. Like her YSL work with Chris Sweeney, its menswear: Cottweiler's autumn/winter 10/11 collection. A classic [...]

The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band’s Baby by Stephen Agnew

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 05:46 AM PST

Superbly-shot and moody showcase for the soulful stylings the Phenomenal Hand Clap Band by Stephen Agnew – with a shocking final twist. Shot in upstate New York, Stephen – who has just signed to RedJam Productions – and DoP Sam Goldie have recreated that late Sixties bucolic Woodstock feel, with an added sense of the [...]

Tinashe’s Mayday by Alexander Brown

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 03:30 AM PST

Shot on 16mm with Steve Annis by his side on a freezing day in Brixton market, Alexander Brown continues his distinctive style – this time delving into pop – with this warm, cool promo for Tinashe. Tinashe Mayday (Island) Director: Alexander Brown Production Company: Davey Inc Producer: Gail Davey DoP: Steve Annis Representation: OBManagement Hair/Make-up: Candy Alderson Editor: Thomas Grove Carter @ Family Colourist: [...]

Foals’ Spanish Sahara by Dave Ma

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:30 AM PST

Dave Ma's brilliant promo for Foals' Spanish Sahara sees frontman Yannis drag a carcass across an isolated, harsh, barren landscape. Shot in the wilds of northern England in freezing temperatures, the video's bleakness perfectly matches the stark, brooding introspection of the track. This pre-release online-only video is released as a teaser for Foals' new album [...]

Cars & Trains’ The Sun Always Sets by Lew Baldwin

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:30 AM PST

For Cars & Trains' The Sun Always Sets Lew Baldwin delivered this highly imaginative animation promo. Created with illustrations by David Foarde plus various 'found objects', (comic book pages, old childrens books and scanned items) the video is a wonderful mash-up collage with visuals strewn together with little regard for cleanliness. Cars & Trains The Sun Always [...]

Hadouken’s Mic Check by Blake Claridge

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:30 AM PST

For the second single from their album For The Masses, Yorkshire's finest dance/punk act turned once again to Blake Claridge to capture their ruthless drive and energy on video. Featuring a relentless barrage of blinding spotlights, band performance and girl dancers – tied together by a fine edit by Thomas Grove Carter – it’s [...]

Alex Gardner’s I’m Not Mad by Ray Kay

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:30 AM PST

From the Xenomania hit factory that brought the world Girls Aloud and Mini Vega comes 18 year old Scottish singer Alex Gardner and his new single I'm Not Mad. Filmed in LA, Ray Kay delivers a clean cut, pretty promo that sees the singer roaming around, some might say narcissistically, a hall of mirrors. Alex Gardner I'm [...]

We Have Band’s Divisive by Jul & Mat

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:45 AM PST

Their video for You Came Out by David Wilson was a wonder to behold – now We Have Band make graphics out of themselves once again, this time collaborating with French team Jul & Mat. The three members of WHB create letters with their bodies to spell out words, that make up a key lyric [...]

Darwin Deez’ Radar Detector by Ace Norton

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:30 AM PST

For the quirky angular pop of Darwin Deez' Radar Detector, Ace Norton turns in a similarly wild, colourful promo. “To me, thereʼs beauty in embracing the inner idiot,” Ace explains. “That’s kind of what this video is about – the creativity that spawns from boredom – the idea of taking a bunch of useless [...]

Adam Buxton defends 6Music on Channel Four News

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:43 AM PST

Adam Buxton, magnificent host of BUG, has now become the champion of all sensible people by challenging BBC Director General Mark Thompson to a spot of fisticuffs on live television, for having made the dimwitted decision to axe radio station 6Music. Adam was interviewed on Channel Four News last night by (Adam & Joe fan) Jon [...]

OK Go’s This Too Shall Pass by James Frost, Syyn Labs and OK Go

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:30 AM PST

Totally understanding the power of viral videos, LA alt rockers OK Go reveal yet another one-shot wonder that is causing a major stir all over the internet right now. And with good reason. For This Too Shall Pass (from their Of The Blue Color Of The Sky album) the band got together with art and [...]

‘Fireflies’ team Endeavor join LUT! for UK representation

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:16 AM PST

Director/producer duo Endeavor – responsible for the video for Owl City's international number one hit Fireflies – have joined Lut! Med!a for music video representation in the UK. Endeavor are Steve Hoover and Danny Yourd, who were nominated for two Dove Awards in 2009 for best shortform video, for their clips for Toby Mac and House [...]

Vampire Weekend’s Giving Up The Gun by The Malloys

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:50 AM PST

Directed by The Malloys, this strangely random yet excellent video for the second single from Vampire Weekend's Contra album guest stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, Wu Tang's RZA and Lil' Jon. With such a stellar cast, mass airplay is virtually guaranteed and another step up the ladder for Vampire Weekend's plans [...]

Amy Can Flyy’s Letting Go Of The Monster by Lilah Vandenburgh

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 01:40 AM PST

Amy Can Flyy, cheery up-and-coming emo-pop combo from Bournemouth, are the perhaps surprising recipients of a video by American director Lilah Vandenburgh – she of the superb award-winning short film Bitch. The boys in the band enthusiastically invade the bedroom of a stunned teenage girl – and she thinks they’re bloody annoying. But it gets increasingly [...]

Bray Music Video Festival returns in May – now open for submissions

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:46 AM PST

After its successful inaugural event last year, the Bray Music Video Festival returns with four days of music video-related events, screenings and awards this May, and is now open for submissions. Held in the scenic coastal town of Bray near Dublin, the Bray MVF will be held from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th of May. The [...]

Gorillaz’ Stylo by Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:52 AM PST

Stylo – the first single from the hotly-anticipated new Gorillaz album Plastic Beach – sees the return of the successful pairing of band co-creator Jamie Hewlett and Passion Pictures' Pete Candeland. And for the first time most of the band appear as three-dimensional characters within a riveting live action sequence – featuring a guest appearance [...]

Fionn Regan’s Catacombs by Douglas Hart

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:30 AM PST

Fionn Regan, the Mercury-nominated Irish singer-songwriter, released his second album Shadow Of The Empire last month. For the first single Catacombs, Douglas Hart breaks out the trusty old Bolex (or possibly his Super 8mm cam) to goof around the Barbican with a bewigged Fionn and friend. At least we think its a wig. Nice vid, [...]

Birds Eye View Film Festival 2010: Music Loves Video and Fashion Loves Film

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:17 AM PST

This year's annual Birds Eye View Film Festival celebrating women filmmakers – taking place at venues across London from this Thursday, March 4th to next Friday March 12th – includes its annual showcase of work by female music video directors, this coming Saturday. At Music Loves Video journalist and critic Miranda Sawyer will be joined on [...]

Bertie Blackman’s Black Cats by Miland Suman & Richard Thomas

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:04 AM PST

Quirky lo-fi animation by 3D artist Richard Thomas and BUG's redoubtable editor and title sequence creator Miland Suman for the Australian singer-songwriter Bertie Blackman. Miland and Richard used Bertie's own artwork as the basis for the video, and it actually involved making puppets of six of Bertie’s hand-drawn characters, a live action shoot, roto and matting [...]

Tunng’s Hustle by James Moore

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PST

The promo for the first single from Tunng's fourth studio album And Then We Saw Land is the first video by James Moore – he and producer Will Spicer usually shoot live concerts and other longform content – and a real departure for the band: they actually appear in it. "We wanted to create a promo [...]

Tiffany Page’s Walk Away Slow by Douglas Hart

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:30 AM PST

For alt London rocker Tiffany Page's new single Walk This Way, director Douglas Hart opted for a classic moody monochrome performance video. Page, mentored by the late Joe Stummer in her youthful stints at open mike nights in North London clubs, releases her debut album later this year. Tiffany Page Walk Away Slow (Mercury) Director: Douglas [...]

Detroit Social Club’s Kiss The Sun by Dylan & Ben

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:30 AM PST

For this indie chest-beater NME favourites Detroit Social Club enlisted the services of Dylan Byrne and Ben Strebel to translate the epic Kiss The Sun to the small screen. Coming on like modern day medieval warriors roaming the woodland, this drugged-out, warped, romp successfully matches the grandiose, pounding music. Detroit Social Club Kiss The Sun (Fiction/Polydor) Director: Dylan [...]

Aerosmith’s Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing by Pomplamoose

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:38 AM PST

At about half past twelve today I was very excited to make this thrilling new discovery: Pomplamoose and their VideoSongs. At about quarter to one my head was hanging in shame that I'd not heard of these guys before. They're the stuff. They video themselves recording songs – both their own, and other people's. [...]

Turin Brakes’ Sea Change by Harry Dwyer

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:30 AM PST

For the new Turin Brakes single – the first from their sixth studio album Outbursts, at new home Cooking Vinyl – Harry Dwyer has directed this epic war story. And he did it all from the relative comfort of his own flat. It’s all done with toy soldiers and meticulously-created sets – and it’s [...]

Andy Morahan’s Biffy Clyro wins best video at NME Awards

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:16 AM PST

Andy Morahan, one of the most experienced and honoured directors working in music videos has picked up a new award. His promo for Biffy Clyro’s The Captain won best video at the Shockwaves NME Awards on Wednesday night. The band went up collected the award, sponsored by NME TV and presented by We Are Scientists’ Keith [...]

Longo & Wainwright’s One Life Stand feat. Craig Smart by Ben Peters

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:30 AM PST

This 'road movie' video for Longo & Wainwright (featuring US singer Craig Smart) was shot in Los Angeles and is a break from the urban music scene that has dominated director Ben Peters’ work for a while. UKMVA nominee Peters has also just wrapped the new N-Dubz promo. Longo & Wainwright One Life Stand (All Around The [...]

Nobody Beats The Drum’s Grindin’ by Rogier van der Zwaag

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:47 AM PST

After last year's marvellous Power Rangers-style blockbuster for The Drum, Nobody Beats The Drum bandmember and visual mastermind Rogier van der Zwaag has taken a very different approach for new track Grindin': making a stop motion video with a huge number of wooden blocks. 4085 photos and 300 wooden blocks later, the new NBTD video is [...]

Leona Lewis’ I Got You by Dave Meyers

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:45 AM PST

Leona Lewis teams up with heavy-hitting Dave Meyers for the key ballad from her Echo album, with a performance in the loft district of downtown Los Angeles intercut with numerous vignettes high on emotional drama. Certainly glossy, but also surprisingly gritty – and lots of heart motifs. Leona Lewis I Got You (Syco) Director: Dave Meyers Production Company: Radical Media Producer: [...]

Chew Lips’ Karen by Tom Beard and Tabitha Denholm

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:49 AM PST

Chew Lips' frontgirl Tigs wanted to do something inspired by Harmony Korine and Sonic Youth for the video for Karen – and Tom Beard and Tabitha Denholm do not disappoint. Achingly hip, as you'd expect from the team behind most of the Florence vids – but also quite poignant, as Tigs performs in the rooms once [...]

Paloma Faith’s Upside Down by Chris Sweeney

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:45 AM PST

Paloma Faith, surely a director's dream, turns in another sterling performance in Chris Sweeney's fun, colourful clip for Upside Down. Paloma, lapping up the kitsch in this retro romp, embarks on her biggest UK tour yet next month. Paloma Faith Upside Down (Sony Music) Director: Chris Sweeney Producer: Kristin Rathje Production Company: Colonel Blimp DoP: Ross McLennan Choreographer: Alex Reynolds Art department: Nathan [...]

Liars’ Scissor by Andy Bruntel

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:45 AM PST

Liars' frontman Angus Andrew wakes to find himself in a dinghy cast adrift in the ocean, with only a stone for company. Frankly, that’s just the start of his problems. Andy Bruntel crafts a taut, metaphoric and increasingly nightmarish tale, soundtracked by the ominous Scissor, from the band's new album Sisterworld. Beautifully done, and [...]

Alan Pownall’s Chasing Time by Orlando Cubitt

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 03:30 AM PST

Described as the 'British Jack Johnson', singer-songwriter Alan Pownall releases his debut single via Mercury after stiff competition from rivals. And he gets an excellent vehicle for the stripped-down Chasing Time by Orlando Cubitt – and not just talking about the motor. Orlando combines a spot of Britflick drama with Alan’s performance – a tale [...]

Two Door Cinema Club’s Undercover Martyn by James Lees

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 01:30 AM PST

James Lees employs the trick of using blacked-out extras to deploy the visuals swirling around Bangor's finest three-piece as they do their stuff for the second single from their debut album Tourist History. After not so careful examination, the band are actually being held up horizontally by the helping hands and shot from above. Two [...]

Local Natives’ Airplanes by Mark Waring

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST

Released to coincide with their winter UK Tour, LA five-piece Local Natives' new single Airplanes is partnered with this imaginative Mark Waring promo. Waring depicts an empty house with a rather unnerving mind of its own, spewing garbage everywhere, to match the haunting aspect of the track. Local Natives Airplanes (Infectious) Director: Mark Waring Production Company: Academy [...]

New Young Pony Club’s Chaos by Jo Apps

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 01:30 AM PST

Released just ahead of their second album The Optimist (March 8th) the London arch poprockers enlist the services of Jo Apps for the excellent new single Chaos. Jo delivers a slick, nightclubby performance video to match the angular, new wave feel of the track. The band embark on an extensive UK tour this week. New [...]

The Noisettes’ Saturday Night by Kim Gehrig

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 06:39 AM PST

Over one hundred Noisettes fans were invited to shoot the official music video for the single Saturday Night, using only Nokia mobile devices – all supervised by a proper director, Kim Gehrig. The fans filmed the Noisettes playing in a disused swimming pool in East London – each one with a Nokia – [...]

The Hours’ Ali In The Jungle by Jonas Odell

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:29 AM PST

Although produced over a year a go, its worth drawing attention to this video for the title cut of a four-song EP by The Hours that has just been made available in the US. The track is a paean to the human spirit that prevailed in the historic 1974 world heavyweight bout between George Forman [...]

Jamie T’s Emily’s Heart by Adam Powell

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:30 AM PST

Starring Felix Light as the young kid about to experience his first crush and subsequent humiliation, this sweet promo marks a new direction for Adam Powell’s work with Jamie T: a storyline. This was shot (beautifully, as you’d expect with Adam’s work) in and around Broadstairs on the Kent coast. And by the final frame, all [...]
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