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Portugal.The Man ‘Evil Friends’ by Michael Ragen
He may be cinematographer of choice for numerous super-talented young directors, but Michael Ragen has a habit of taking over directorial reins himself when it comes to working with Portugal.The Man....
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I Am Oak ‘Palpable’ by Wouter Stoter
A technically challenging, apparent one-shot video by Wouter Stoter for Dutch outfit I Am Oak’s Palpable – inspired by painter Caspar David Friedrich which follows a young man as he walks through a...
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Russ Chimes ‘Turn Me Out’ by Mathy & Fran
Mathy & Fran have applied an indie aesthetic to the proper housey dance of Russ Chimes’ Turn Me Out – and the result is a bit of a triumph. The pastel shades and portraiture of young hipsters...
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Tanya Lacey ‘Now That You’re Gone’ by Courtney Phillips
Courtney Phillips’s latest promo for Tanya Lacey sees her going all voodoo on an unfaithful lover and meting out some painful looking revenge on the lad. Together with a moody yet subtle performance...
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Booba ‘Jimmy’ by Greg & Lio
After their acclaimed unofficial remake of Jay Z and Kanye West’s Niggas In Paris last year, Lionel Hirlé & Grégory Ohrel – aka Greg & Lio – have followed up something even more impressive....
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Portugal. The Man ‘Purple Yellow Red & Blue’ by That Go
The Danger Mouse-produced eighth studio album of odd-rockers (and strangely punctuated) Portugal. The Man comes with an aptly bizarre bout of oddness courtesy of directing duo That Go. Half the team –...
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Chlöe Howl ‘Rumour’, ‘No Strings’, ‘I Wish I Could Tell You’ by De La Muerte
De La Muerte has directed a trio of thematically similar videos for the songs on new Sony artist Chlöe Howl’s EP Rumour. With a smart use of colour-coded art direction by Jon Hollinsworth, Burning...
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Coasts ‘Wallow’ by Duncan Roe
Coasts second single from their soon to be released EP ‘Paradise’, brings together again; director Duncan Roe and DP John Miguel King. “We were going for something epic but intimate for this one,”...
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Miles Kane ‘Don’t Forget Who You Are’ by Dan Sully
A superb video by Dan Sully for Miles Kane’s anthemic Don’t Forget Who You Are, sees a very sharply-dressed Miles going back to his roots, and combines performance with documentary footage to create a...
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Vessels ‘Attica’ by The Blind Club
Filmed live at The Garage in Leeds, here is another example of the ‘live music video’ genre pioneered by the element of the production company Left Eye Blind known as The Blind Club – and in this case...
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Iggy Azalea ‘Bounce’ by BRTHR
Precocious directing duo BRTHR takes a big leap upward with their hip-hop video with a difference for red hot Aussie hip-hop starlet Iggy Azalea’s Bounce. Super-colourful, brilliantly edited and...
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Circle Of Reason ‘Don’t Be Still’ by Ryan Prout
Ryan Prout combines completely contrasting types of performance in his video for Circle OF Reason’s Don’t Be Still – the band’s rocking band performance and that of Latin dancers Mario and Julia… “The...
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Commander Chris Hadfield ‘Space Oddity’ by Chris Hadfield
Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield has spent the last eight months on the International Space Station orbiting Earth, and in that time has become a social media star with his series of...
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Laura Marling ‘When Brave Bird Saved’ by Fred & Nick
When Brave Bird Saved is Fred & Nick’s 15 minute short film featuring the first four tracks from Laura Marling’s new album Once I Was An Eagle – a combination of artist and dance performance in a...
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CSS ‘Hangover’ by Matt Dilmore & Toni Basil
In a sparse office building, a group of unprepossessing office workers become mesmerized by the sounds of CSS playing Hangover on the TV, and erupt into an impromptu dance – a dance as it happens,...
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Deaf Havana ‘Boston Square’ by Frederick Lloyd
A rousing performance by Deaf Havana of their song Boston Square captured by Frederick Lloyd on location in Churchill’s house in Putney (where the recent video for Dido was also shot). “I wanted to do...
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London Grammar ‘Wasting My Young Years’ by Bison
This is a stunning video for new Ministry act London Grammar’s lovely Wasting My Young Years by Bison that executes an amazing visual trick. Falling bodies are captured, and tracked by the camera in...
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Kurt Vile ‘Never Run Away’ by HARRYS
Directing team HARRYS channel the imagery associated with some Seventies greats for their video for Kurt Vile’s Never Run Away – the first video from new album Waking On A Pretty Daze – with possibly...
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Catfish and The Bottlemen ‘Homesick’ by Emile Rafael
Emile Rafael directs a pure, very atmospheric performance video of Catfish and The Bottlemen’s Homesick – shot at The Backstage Centre in Purfleet. Says Emile: “The track is a powerhouse of explosive...
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Kenzie May ‘Hide & Seek’ by De La Muerte
Powered by an intense performance from the 21 year old singer, De la Muerte unveil this domestic drama for Kenzie May’s Hide & Seek, in which Kenzie becomes ‘invisible’ to her warring parents…...
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Jessie J ‘Wild’ ft. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal by Emil Nava
She’s back – and back with Emil. Jessie J returns with Wild, the big comeback single from the long-awaited second album – together with friends Big Sean and Dizzie Rascal, and a startling new blonde...
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Hypnolove ‘Come To My Empire’ by Camilla & Marc
A highly regarded DoP, and regular collaborator with CANADA, Marc Gomez (otherwise known as Marc Gomez del Moral) is now also directing, with his partner Camilla – they are now directing videos...
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Katy B ‘What Love Is Made Of’ by Emil Nava
Emil Nava quickly follows up the release of his new Jessie J video for Wild, with a new one for Katy B. And in contrast to the pared-down studio shoot for Jessie’s Wild, the promo for What Love Is...
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Akeem Lee AKA Jon BlazE ’94 Til’ by Sam Pilling
During a recent trip to LA Sam Pilling created an essentially impromptu music video for the 19 year old rapper Akeem Lee, in a car park, with a borrowed 7D. The result is a transfixing two minute...
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Twenty One Pilots ‘Migraine’ by Real Bear Media
Ohio-duo Twenty One Pilots are heading for London for shows in early June, and this video for the band’s Migraine was shot in Brooklyn in quick fashion by Real Bear Media – that’s Mark C Eshleman – and...
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The Graveltones ‘Catch Me On The Fly’ by Favourite Colour: Black
An exuberant lo-fi performance video for the guitar/drums combo The Graveltones by Chris Turner, aka Favourite Colour: Black… Chris/FC:B’s excellent and very sexy video for Hurts’ Miracle had to be...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ‘Can’t Hold Us’ ft Ray Dalton by Jon Jon Augustavo,...
After getting together with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to co-direct the video for Thrift Shop – and then watch it become a YouTube phenomenon over the past nine months – Jon Jon Augustivo then worked...
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