Directed by Marc Ricciardelli from the album, Years (by One Thousand Fingertips).
An alternate universe where childhood games can lead to painful conclusions. And also a place where the street corner based food cart serves food on par with 5 star restaurants, though in a stomach turning form. The final destination franchise would love to have this director on hand, a blade in an apple?(Most likely a phrase that went over my head but still gruesome to depict)
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Showing posts with label Indie Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indie Rock. Show all posts
7.30.2009
7.20.2009
Bad Veins eyeing Gold and Warm video
Directed by Benjamin Davis from the album, Bad Veins.
Bad Veins are rising quickly in the music world. While opening for another band, that band liked them so much that they shopped them around and some weeks later, they had a record deal. So far they have only over a dozen shows in their young careers and they have already played with the likes of Silversun Pickups and Apples in Stereo.
Simple, extremely simple video with only one scene and two people. Yet it works, the band gives off enough energy and the on screen lyrics keep one watching.
Bad Veins are rising quickly in the music world. While opening for another band, that band liked them so much that they shopped them around and some weeks later, they had a record deal. So far they have only over a dozen shows in their young careers and they have already played with the likes of Silversun Pickups and Apples in Stereo.
Simple, extremely simple video with only one scene and two people. Yet it works, the band gives off enough energy and the on screen lyrics keep one watching.
Lord Cut Glass eyeing Look After Your Wife video
Directed by Tobias Feltus from the album, Lord Cut Glass.
“If Lord Cut-Glass was a political leader he’d be more dictator than democrat."
Great art style with guys riding pigs and female heads in cages, great fun for all. Most of the video is literal and therefore easy to follow, until we reach the last minute when actions seems to be randomly happening on screen. Some guys would love to have that paper bag...
“If Lord Cut-Glass was a political leader he’d be more dictator than democrat."
Great art style with guys riding pigs and female heads in cages, great fun for all. Most of the video is literal and therefore easy to follow, until we reach the last minute when actions seems to be randomly happening on screen. Some guys would love to have that paper bag...
7.15.2009
Julie Doiron eyeing Consolation Prize video
Directed by Tim McDonough from the album, I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day.
As a Canadian, Julie Doiron's home fans take pride in her work. So much so that the mayor of Bruno in Saskatchewan province named June 7, "Julie Doiron Day". As part of the ceremony, she was awarded a bench. [Exclaim]
The video follows everyone's childhood nightmare, the visit to the dentist. Julie Doiron didn't leave her teeth for the tooth fairy to collect like most other kids, she buried them in her backyard. For some reason she decided to retrace her steps to find where she buried them and comes up with a strange surprise. Beware the tooth clones...
7.14.2009
The Veils eyeing Begin Again video
Directed by Sean Gratton from the album, Sun Gangs.
Three weeks after the release of Sun Gangs in April 2009, Henning Dietz(drummer), left the band after the birth of his daughter.
Disturbing images fill this faux news report style video. The interweaving between the lyrics and the stock footage is done quite well. And some of the clips are disturbing, those with weak stomachs beware. At the end of the video, it's almost like the director is saying, with all that's going on, there's still peace out there...
Three weeks after the release of Sun Gangs in April 2009, Henning Dietz(drummer), left the band after the birth of his daughter.
Disturbing images fill this faux news report style video. The interweaving between the lyrics and the stock footage is done quite well. And some of the clips are disturbing, those with weak stomachs beware. At the end of the video, it's almost like the director is saying, with all that's going on, there's still peace out there...
Farewell Continental eyeing Do You Wanna Tangle? video
Directed by Shane Nelson from the EP, Farewell Continental.
As can be seen on the band's Myspace, "Feel free to support us or not...Our goal is to have a perpetual bank balance of $0".
Is this what happens if you try to leave a band? The video shows one of the reasons some bands seem to somehow come back together after a feud. They have this hanging over their head. Or it could be an allusion to the music business where it seems to be play and make money or we could care less...
As can be seen on the band's Myspace, "Feel free to support us or not...Our goal is to have a perpetual bank balance of $0".
Is this what happens if you try to leave a band? The video shows one of the reasons some bands seem to somehow come back together after a feud. They have this hanging over their head. Or it could be an allusion to the music business where it seems to be play and make money or we could care less...
7.08.2009
Blitzen Trapper eyeing Black River Killer video
Directed by Daniel Elkayam from the album, Furr.
Furr was released September 23, 2008 and was listed 13th on Rolling Stone's "Top 50 albums of 2008". Two tracks from the album, Furr and God & Suicide were featured on the NBC show Chuck.
Country songs have some of the most literal lyrics in the music medium. "Black River Killer" takes a queue from that genre which gave the director a pre-made screenplay ready for filming. Which means if you liked the song, the music video is going to be an easy fit.
Furr was released September 23, 2008 and was listed 13th on Rolling Stone's "Top 50 albums of 2008". Two tracks from the album, Furr and God & Suicide were featured on the NBC show Chuck.
Country songs have some of the most literal lyrics in the music medium. "Black River Killer" takes a queue from that genre which gave the director a pre-made screenplay ready for filming. Which means if you liked the song, the music video is going to be an easy fit.
The Twilight Sad eyeing I Became a Prostitute video
From the album, Forget the Night Ahead.
The band's first album, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters was recorded in three days whereas their new album, Forget the Night Ahead, took two years to come together. They found it hard to write while touring and didn't want to have a rushed final product. [DrownedinSound]
Grainy footage of a burlesque dancer takes up the entire length of the video. Was there any purpose for her? Maybe burlesque leads to prostitution...
The band's first album, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters was recorded in three days whereas their new album, Forget the Night Ahead, took two years to come together. They found it hard to write while touring and didn't want to have a rushed final product. [DrownedinSound]
Grainy footage of a burlesque dancer takes up the entire length of the video. Was there any purpose for her? Maybe burlesque leads to prostitution...
7.07.2009
Harlem Shakes eyeing Strictly Game video
Directed by Supermarché from the album, Technicolor Health.
The past two months have not been going well for the band. Their van was robbed in early June and with the expected clothes and equipment pilfered, some extra strings were also stolen. They also had to cancel their July shows in the UK for reasons not stated.
At first glance the video looks homemade, it even includes the typical Windows Movie Maker opening. Then what appears to be a slideshow of still photography turns out to be greatly composed video snippets with the slightest(purposeful) movement betraying the photo look. One forgets how the composition of an image immediately defines it as either a video or photograph.
The past two months have not been going well for the band. Their van was robbed in early June and with the expected clothes and equipment pilfered, some extra strings were also stolen. They also had to cancel their July shows in the UK for reasons not stated.
At first glance the video looks homemade, it even includes the typical Windows Movie Maker opening. Then what appears to be a slideshow of still photography turns out to be greatly composed video snippets with the slightest(purposeful) movement betraying the photo look. One forgets how the composition of an image immediately defines it as either a video or photograph.
7.06.2009
Eels eyeing In My Dreams video
From the album, Hombre Lobo.
Hombre Lobo's cover art references Cohiba brand cigars. They were originally produced only for the former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro.
Prominent product placement of Mark Oliver Everett(vocals) book, "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" leads of the video as we watch his child variant prepare for bed. The rest of the clip features a long search for a frog that the child knows the exact location, even though its somewhere deep in the woods. Obviously anything is possible in dream land...
Hombre Lobo's cover art references Cohiba brand cigars. They were originally produced only for the former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro.
Prominent product placement of Mark Oliver Everett(vocals) book, "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" leads of the video as we watch his child variant prepare for bed. The rest of the clip features a long search for a frog that the child knows the exact location, even though its somewhere deep in the woods. Obviously anything is possible in dream land...
U.S. Royalty eyeing Raincoats video
Directed by Shruti Ganguly from the U.S. Royalty EP.
The band is currently based in Washington D.C. with the self titled EP as their only released work. It is available in digital format only from respective retailers.
Too bad information is sparse on the band because I would like to know how they managed to bring in Miss India 2007, Sarah-Jane Dias, for their video shoot. The director seemed to have capitalized on her presence because their is a 50/50 split between the band's shots and Dias'. Yet she doesn't do much but look extremely contemplative, too bad he gets rejected anyway. The limp candle close-up was great, dead heat...
The band is currently based in Washington D.C. with the self titled EP as their only released work. It is available in digital format only from respective retailers.
Too bad information is sparse on the band because I would like to know how they managed to bring in Miss India 2007, Sarah-Jane Dias, for their video shoot. The director seemed to have capitalized on her presence because their is a 50/50 split between the band's shots and Dias'. Yet she doesn't do much but look extremely contemplative, too bad he gets rejected anyway. The limp candle close-up was great, dead heat...
6.30.2009
Deerhoof eyeing My Purple Past video
Directed by Asha Schechter from the album, Offend Maggie.
The album art for Offend Maggie was created by artist Tomoo Gokita. The band met him while playing at the NADA Art Fair in Miami, Florida. They were browsing the works available when they came across his pieces.
One forgets the vast array of devices that we use as music sources. We observe a slideshow of different tools, from a record player to a boombox. There was also coincidence in the environments where the music players were used. The computer hooked to the CRT looked like a dorm room(no money for upgrade) and the simple white Hi-Fi like machine was found in the sterile confines of a kitchen. There was also no mistaking the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch mixed in with the other fruit.
The album art for Offend Maggie was created by artist Tomoo Gokita. The band met him while playing at the NADA Art Fair in Miami, Florida. They were browsing the works available when they came across his pieces.
One forgets the vast array of devices that we use as music sources. We observe a slideshow of different tools, from a record player to a boombox. There was also coincidence in the environments where the music players were used. The computer hooked to the CRT looked like a dorm room(no money for upgrade) and the simple white Hi-Fi like machine was found in the sterile confines of a kitchen. There was also no mistaking the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch mixed in with the other fruit.
A Grave With No Name eyeing Stone Setting video
Directed by Anupa Madawela from the A Grave With No Name EP.
One of the simplest "about me" sections on Myspace, "These are some songs that I recorded in my bedroom. Hope you don't think they suck too bad".
We start out with a closeup of a wall, eventually zooming out to what look like the microscopic components of whatever is on the wall. Those with a "heightened" sense of visual input might find a greater appeal for the video...
Wild Beasts eyeing Hooting & Howling video
Directed by Ruth Render from the album, Two Dancers.
Two Dancers is the band's second album release, their second under Domino Records. Those interested can download the Debukas Remix here for the track Hooting & Howling.
The song speaks to the chase, the one from guys toward girls. It tends to be slow and calculated, just like the video. Sometime the aggressor just needs to lay back and think it through...
Two Dancers is the band's second album release, their second under Domino Records. Those interested can download the Debukas Remix here for the track Hooting & Howling.
The song speaks to the chase, the one from guys toward girls. It tends to be slow and calculated, just like the video. Sometime the aggressor just needs to lay back and think it through...
6.22.2009
mewithoutYou eyeing The Fox, The Crow and the Cookie
Directed by Amy Carrigan and David Bell from the album, It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright.
[PunkNews]
The Fox, The Crow, and the Cookie is one of many stories in Bawa Muhaiyaddeen's book My Love You My Children: 101 Stories for Children. mewithoutYou's latest album delves into and explores the teachings of the Sufi mystic.
The childlike stage and puppets in the video go hand in hand with the themes of the song and who they would be directed toward. The Sufi mystic's book is basically a "right or wrong" template for kids to learn, making the visual interpretation an easy fit for a "Sesame Street" segment.
[PunkNews]
6.18.2009
Viva Voce eyeing Octavio
Directed by Alicia Rose from the album, Rose City.
In the beginning there were only two, Kevin and Anita Robinson, making up Viva Voce. When it came time to write Rose City, it became clear to them that they would want to expand their sound, after mingling with The Shins in 2007. Thus came Corrina Repp and Evan Railton to fill out the new Viva Voce sound.
What can be presumed to be two lovers, writing secret notes to each other turns into something that has been prevalent in U.S. headlines recently. What was going on with the key room? Who put the keys there? Why?
In the beginning there were only two, Kevin and Anita Robinson, making up Viva Voce. When it came time to write Rose City, it became clear to them that they would want to expand their sound, after mingling with The Shins in 2007. Thus came Corrina Repp and Evan Railton to fill out the new Viva Voce sound.
What can be presumed to be two lovers, writing secret notes to each other turns into something that has been prevalent in U.S. headlines recently. What was going on with the key room? Who put the keys there? Why?
6.16.2009
Doves eyeing Winter Hill
Directed by David Mould from the album, Kingdom of Rust.
The band's debut album was Lost Souls released in 2000. The track Winter Hill has been on the backburner since that album, never worked on until their current release, Kingdom of Rust. The song is about Winter Hill, near Manchester, England.
Trials bike rider Danny MacAskill shows his skills in a video that unfolds like a demo for someone trying to sign on to a sponsorship team. Rabid fans(stalkers?) chase him through the streets as he uses his assets to get away from them. Too bad we don't get to see how he performed his final feat...
[Stereogum]
The band's debut album was Lost Souls released in 2000. The track Winter Hill has been on the backburner since that album, never worked on until their current release, Kingdom of Rust. The song is about Winter Hill, near Manchester, England.
Trials bike rider Danny MacAskill shows his skills in a video that unfolds like a demo for someone trying to sign on to a sponsorship team. Rabid fans(stalkers?) chase him through the streets as he uses his assets to get away from them. Too bad we don't get to see how he performed his final feat...
[Stereogum]
6.15.2009
White Denim eyeing I Start to Run
Directed by Tom Haines from the album, Fits.
The Austin, Texas based band released their first work under a record label overseas, thanks to their record deal with U.K. based Full Time Hobby records. Their debut album, Workout Holiday, was released in early 2008 while their debut U.S. LP, Exposion, was released later that year.
Who knows how the band got in the situation where they had to play while someone ran a circuit to save their lives. Some salt of the earth fellows hold them hostage while the bassist runs to the top of a hill and receives a shotgun from Galadriel, formerly of "The Lord of the Rings" fame. The drummer must have been playing his best drum solos that day...
[GorillaVBear]
The Austin, Texas based band released their first work under a record label overseas, thanks to their record deal with U.K. based Full Time Hobby records. Their debut album, Workout Holiday, was released in early 2008 while their debut U.S. LP, Exposion, was released later that year.
Who knows how the band got in the situation where they had to play while someone ran a circuit to save their lives. Some salt of the earth fellows hold them hostage while the bassist runs to the top of a hill and receives a shotgun from Galadriel, formerly of "The Lord of the Rings" fame. The drummer must have been playing his best drum solos that day...
[GorillaVBear]
The Gay Blades eyeing N.H.D.N.
From the album, Ghosts.
The Gay Blades describe themselves as playing trash pop. No one could have described it any better than, "when two keenly observant wanna-be hipsters write and record songs the same pair couldn't possibly pull off live, and make up for their missing bass player with consistently explosive performances and a heaping spoonful of swagger". [TripleCrownRecords]
Video turns from a comedy into a heavy drama so casually you don't really notice. About halfway through, we realize what's going on with the friend in the back, can't be spoiled here, watch it. And a certain line of dialogue seems completely random earlier on, only it isn't. Would the dog be his dæmon like in The Golden Compass ?
[AbsolutePunk]
The Gay Blades describe themselves as playing trash pop. No one could have described it any better than, "when two keenly observant wanna-be hipsters write and record songs the same pair couldn't possibly pull off live, and make up for their missing bass player with consistently explosive performances and a heaping spoonful of swagger". [TripleCrownRecords]
Video turns from a comedy into a heavy drama so casually you don't really notice. About halfway through, we realize what's going on with the friend in the back, can't be spoiled here, watch it. And a certain line of dialogue seems completely random earlier on, only it isn't. Would the dog be his dæmon like in The Golden Compass ?
[AbsolutePunk]
6.11.2009
Here We Go Magic eyeing Fangela
From the album, Here We Go Magic.
Luke Temple developed a new sound and name with the release of Here We Go Again, a self titled album. Luke recorded at his home over a two month period.
If you are lost watching the video, take a look at the lyrics. They make sense on paper but when translated directly to video, seems more abstract. A song from a nocturnal's point of view?
Luke Temple developed a new sound and name with the release of Here We Go Again, a self titled album. Luke recorded at his home over a two month period.
If you are lost watching the video, take a look at the lyrics. They make sense on paper but when translated directly to video, seems more abstract. A song from a nocturnal's point of view?
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