Plenty of interesting videos this week, beginning with the smashing 9 minute epic, Tarantino-esque video for Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’; a visual extravaganza that recalls the golden days of MTV, when every clip was a world of surprises and Michael Jackson and Madonna reigned supreme. She even managed to convince Beyoncé to appear as her love subject… We haven’t exactly been the biggest fans of the ubiquitous star, but ‘Telephone’ is a new career high that confirms her unrivalled status as the best pop artist in the conservative waters of today’s mainstream music. The video is one of the most clicked ever in the story of youtube. Check the track’s remixes too. The likes of Passion Pit, Crookers and even Alphabeat have worked on it.
Hot Chip – I Feel Better
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Hot Chip brought a superb new video, ‘I Feel Better’, in which even the supernatural powers have had enough of boy bands and unleash their furious vengeance on one of them in the middle of club perfomance. Good song, too! Other video highlights of the week after the jump..
Outkast’ Big Boi keeps on giving us excellent reasons to look forward to his solo debut ‘Sir Lucious Leftfoot the Son of Chico Dusty’ and his record label keeps on posponing its release. It’s been over a year now. Ridiculous state of affairs, considering that it’s shaping up as one of the most interesting hip-hop albums we’ve heard in years. The simple yet effective video for ‘For Your Sorrows’ benefits from the always colourful presence of George Clinton.
Brooklyn finest Yeasayer showed the video for ‘O.N.E’ the second single take out of their sophomore album and a big hit in recent weeks @ the loop.
Twee, summery and enchanting. Summer Camp looks set to ignite a blogosphere cult following thanks to minor indie anthems such as ‘Ghost Train’. The footage beach images add some extra character to the tune.
Real Estate also released a new video for ‘Suburban dogs’ off their much promising eponymous debut album. And other video moments worth mentioning came courtesy of The Fresh & Only’s plugging their new EP ‘August In My Mind’ with ‘Vanishing Cream’; Kool Keith in surprising comedy club meets corny merchandise shop manner with ‘Dick Towel’; Ex-Beta Band’s frontman Steve Mason return and electronica duo High Places new song ‘The Longest Shadows’.
And wrapping the week up in true gleeful manner the following children’s choir version of Phoenix’s ‘Lizstomania’