My personal favorite videos from April

The music video can be seen in the link.

5. Wild Light - California On My Mind

4. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch

3. Matt and Kim - Lesson Learned

2. Passion Pit - The Reeling

1. Moray Mclaren - We Got Time

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I love that Matt and Kim video. So good.

One of my personal new faves, despite the semi-emo nature of the video:


Bat for Lashes - "Daniel"

Good call on Bat for Lashes

Here's one I've come back to several times over the past few months.

Department Of Eagles - No One Does It Like You

Such a great song too. It baffles me how people go nuts over Grizzly Bear, but In Ear Park was pretty much given the finger by most everyone last year. If this song was the lead off single on Veckatimest and this was the video for it, people would be peeing their pants. In my humble opinion, of course.

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Here's one I've come back to several times over the past few months.

Department Of Eagles - No One Does It Like You

Such a great song too. It baffles me how people go nuts over Grizzly Bear, but In Ear Park was pretty much given the finger by most everyone last year. If this song was the lead off single on Veckatimest and this was the video for it, people would be peeing their pants. In my humble opinion, of course.

What are the odds that 7 hours later Pitchfork would have an update about how much they love this video?

Those Metacritic whores.

Ah, Cheezit! I guess I need to follow through with my restraining order.

Anyway, it's hardly "indie" but the same director recently did the video for Depeche Mode's new single "Wrong". It's completely different in style from The Department of Eagles video, but it is equally creepy and bizzare. I guess it can get indie cred due to the fact that the guy tied up in the car is the dude from The Liars. Speaking of which, it's a little older, but I'll also post a link to my favorite Liars music video.

Depeche Mode - "Wrong"

The Liars - "Houseclouds"

My vote goes for Antony and the Johnsons - "Epilepsy Is Dancing" and Fever Ray - "If I Had a Heart".

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Fever Ray - "If I Had a Heart".

I was going to mention this one too, because it's probably my favorite video this year. It's more like a miniature movie though, since the music is so ambient. I like the song and all, but it's really inconsequential to the video.

It's very well shot, and well paced.

Real good stuff that you guys mentioned (Depeche Mode, Department of Eagles), but I specifically focus on new videos that were premiered last month. Still a good list nonetheless.

Gotcha. I figured, you know, best indie videos this year or something. Are you looking for something specific here? Are you asking for us to list more? or do you want feedback on the list you gave?

Anyway.

I found the Matt and Kim video very disturbing. Not for any sort of aversion to nudity or anything, and not even disturbing in a bad way. Just, it's a very simple and sort of "Blah" concept on the surface ("Hey, let's just have the band take all of their clothes off on a busy city street"). What I find disturbing is the unspoken, unscene depth to the story. I feel there is something else going on here that adds a lot of uncomfortable tension to what is already an uncomfortable situation. Who exactly are these characters? Where did they come from? Where are they now? Who is filming them? Why are they taking off their clothes? I feel their taking off their clothes is not meant to be sexy, and they aren't "streaking", there is something else going on. This makes it very interesting.

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Gotcha. I figured, you know, best indie videos this year or something. Are you looking for something specific here? Are you asking for us to list more? or do you want feedback on the list you gave?

Hmmm that gave me an idea. Instead of being too specific, lets just discuss favorite music video so far this year.

I would like to add another favorite. When I first heard them I thought it's The Killers.

White Lies - Farewell to the Fairground

Their other music videos were pretty neat as well.

Gifted - N.A.S.A.

^ My pick for best video of the year so far.

I love this music video:
Animal Collective - my girls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE

I don't know the artist but the song sounded exactly like the ambient intro to life in technicolour by Coldplay. Anyway the video is just a large shiny discoball blanket thingy floating around, its amazing.

Most of you have probably already seen this by unkle, it's spike jonze so of course its great http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2SJmMUr6A

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I don't know the artist but the song sounded exactly like the ambient intro to life in technicolour by Coldplay. Anyway the video is just a large shiny discoball blanket thingy floating around, its amazing.

It's probably "Light Through the Veins" by Jon Hopkins. Check on his myspace to confirm if that's the song you are thinking of.

Although I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I did come across this video on Pitchfork it doesn't make it any less fantastic. It manages to be funny yet kinda creepy at the same time

Kid606 - Mr Wobble's Nightmare

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I don't know the artist but the song sounded exactly like the ambient intro to life in technicolour by Coldplay. Anyway the video is just a large shiny discoball blanket thingy floating around, its amazing.

Most of you have probably already seen this by unkle, it's spike jonze so of course its great http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2SJmMUr6A

Yea Spike Jonze is awesome. Good music video, can't wait till Where The Wild Things comes out.

This song is somber and downbeat, the music video though is the real highlight. It is pretty sick...and cool at the same time.
Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself

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Light Through the Veins" by Jon Hopkins

yeah thanks, I was transfixed by this video when I first saw it especially on a plasma in the dark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TqYmi9EPdw

The Telefon Tel Aviv is actually a really cool song, the way the beat shifts is ausome. But I its hard to notice because the video is so disturbing. I just don't like how it repeats itself at the end.