Category Archives: Music Videos

Delorean – Unhold (feat. Caroline Polachek) of Chairlift

What happens when you add the soaring vocals of Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek with the sound of Spain’s hottest band, Delorean? Well, nothing bad, that’s for damn sure. The video plays with the concept of perspective, an idea borrowed from the … Continue reading

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SZA – Ice Moon

Wow. This track is drop dead gorgeous. The track’s Indian influence gives the song a mystical, spiritual feeling–the highlight being the bells, which remind me of “Schala’s Theme” from the Chrono Trigger soundtrack–while the minimalist hip-hop beat gives the song … Continue reading

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Lily Allen – Hard Out Here

Lily Allen had decided to call it quits after two albums and leave the music industry to have two kids and start her family, but like pretty much everyone else who’s “retired” the music industry before their hitting their golden … Continue reading

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Laura Groves – Pale Shadows

London-based Laura Groves just released this video for “Pale Shadows” that knocked me out when I first heard it. Her voice is so warm and comforting, the perfect sort of soothing melody you need right now to get yourself through … Continue reading

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Saint Pepsi – Unhappy / Cherry Pepsi

I’m a Pepsi guy. To me, Coke is bitter swill best used for cleaning car engines and dissolving teeth long forgotten by the Tooth Fairy while Pepsi is a sweet, bubbly ambrosia sent to us from the gods. None of … Continue reading

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Deptford Goth – Bloody Lip

Deptford Goth excels at creating sparse, delicate songs that manage to come off just as exciting as they are soothing. The video for “Bloody Lip” shares the austere simplicity of the song, featuring an older bearded man lip-syncing to the … Continue reading

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Eyedress – Nature Trips

Philippines-based producer Eyedress has been incredibly prolific this year and while his latest single, “Nature Trips”, has caught some flack for its pretty obvious Chromatics influences, it still manages to pack a heck of a punch all on its own. … Continue reading

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Disclosure – You & Me (Flume remix) (feat. Eliza Doolittle)

Sometimes simplicity for simplicity’s sake is the best policy.  Flume has stripped Disclosure’s original track of “You & Me” down to a single sample from the chorus and then slowed it down and sexed it up with lush layered strings … Continue reading

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Chlöe Howl – Paper Heart / I Wish I Could Tell You / No Strings / Rumour

Befreckled British newcomer Chlöe Howl is one of those great up-and-coming 2013 artists that I’ve been meaning to post about for a while now, but until now I was unfortunately thwarted in one way or another by laziness. It’s gotten so bad … Continue reading

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SCRNS – TTYN

I can’t stop listening to this fantastically subversive pop song called “TTYN” (which I believe stands for “Talk To You Never”) by SCRNS, a brand-spanking-new duo from Minneapolis. The satirical lyrics suggest conformity and mindlessly working for the Man: Set your goals/ Get your … Continue reading

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