What, you never fantasized about dolphin noses instead of breasts? The boys of Hey Champ apparently have, and show you what it would be like to watch those sea mammal mammaries jiggle in some sort of neon-accented underworld. It’s totally weird, but you know Lady Gaga is jealous and figuring out a way to wear whales on her nana for her next video. If you find the glowing dolphin eyes on the ladies’ chests too uncomfortable, the song is really good so just close your eyes.
ElectroAmerica: this song is your new anthem. This video is both your new style guide and your albatross. Human Life‘s “In It Together” is style with a capital S from sound to sight. That’s not always a good thing, but it is here.
The Knowles family gives us many fine examples of mother tributing, and this here is delightful a new one. Solange‘s Mother’s Day-appropriate song about the babies and the mommas is catchy if sadly short. Plus, nothing says love your mom like glittery eye shadow and a black and yellow polka dot dress. This girl can’t help being a cool mom herself, can she? Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
It’s not enough that LCD Soundsystem‘s “Drunk Girls” is poised to be the unofficial fraternity theme song for like, the next three semesters. There’s now the video that incorporates a greatest hits of hazing rituals: fire extinguishers, forced makeup application, confetti, duct tape. Somebody even gets pantsed. Something this socially irresponsible shouldn’t be so entertaining but holy Greek letters it is! If Spike Jonze got his regular rate for this video I’m totes ok with that.
Radical Face is the alias of Jacksonville, Florida-based singer/songwriter Ben Cooper. And while it’s unlikely you’ve heard of him, if you live in western Europe and watch television, you’ve probably heard his song “Welcome Home.” The tune’s placement in a European Nikkon commercial has boosted its profile from unknown to fast-growing. The song’s video, directed by LA-filmmaker Justin Mitchell, was posted last summer to YouTube and within a few weeks has bumped its views up to the quarter-million mark. The video gives a sense of Cooper’s north Florida life and style, managing to be more mystical than gritty. The song is pretty great; it starts unassumingly, but then the chorus – ahhh, the chorus! You can get to know Cooper on his website where his musings on the recording process and his health feature prominently.
There have been a handful of good remixes from Penguin Prison in 2010 alone. Now comes his first proper video for his first proper solo single… but it’s not like a normal video. “Created” by Roman Rappak from Skype chats between Rappak and Mr. Penguin (aka Chris Glover), the visuals are like a conversation themselves between Web 2.0 and the world. The song smacks some hard bass against a tense falsetto with some delightful electro synth sandwiched between. There’s even a yearning harmony in the chorus. Lock us up, please. More of Rappak’s work can be seen on his vimeo.
Remember when Phoenix was a mid-fi rock band from France with electronic leanings and a solid repetoire in 2/4? We do too, which is why the sounds of Jamaica are so pleasing. Their lead single, “I Think I Like U 2″ is bouncy and energetic without being annoying. There’s also something appealing about the way [...]
Meet Kyng, Mar’vaine, Octavian, and Popeye. They are the boy band standing in for Hot Chip in the clip for “I Feel Better.” That is, until, a Ghandi/Sinead O’Conner/Jesus/alien creature kills them with his laser breath. While this solution to finishing off insipid pop acts might be ten years too late, it’s still fun to [...]
