When MTV stopped playing music videos, many prognosticators claimed that the music video would go the way of the dodo. How wrong they were. Nowadays, music videos are better than they’ve ever been, and every weekend, I’m going to round up the best music videos released that week.
Note: Please read all of the blurbs in a sultry, Daisy Fuentes accent.
5. Miguel, “The Thrill” (Live For Yours Truly)
I know it’s not a real music video, but when a new clip is released of Miguel doing Miguel things, I make an exception. A truly seismic performer at the peak of his powers. Perfect.
4. Flight Facilities (f/ Christine Hoberg): “Claire De Lune”
After cooing everyone’s clothes off with their unfuckwitable 2011 single “Crave You,” the randy Australians’ are back with a single that’s a little less dancy but no less sultry. The etherial cut gets a beautifully shot video, courtesy of Dave Ma, who has worked with the Horrors, Foals, and many others.
3. Purity Ring, “Lofticries”
I have no clue what’s happening, but it’s pretty dope. I’m talking about the video, but the exact same can be said about the Canadian duo’s mercurial, excellent debut, released earlier this year.
2. Foals, “Inhaler”
Truth be told, the video is basically stock rock video fare, but it’s still awesome to hear a new track from the Oxford quintet. Holy Fire — the follow-up to their brilliant sophomore LP, Total Life Forever — is out in early 2013, and based on this, it sounds like it’s going to be an explosive affair. Color me stoked.
1. King Krule, “Rock Bottom”
A year on from releasing the near-perfect, “The Noose of Jah City” (my third favorite track of 2011), the teenaged South Londoner returned with the devastating “Rock Bottom.” While it might not hit the top 3, it’s definitely one of my ten favorite tracks of the 2012, and Archy “King Krule” Marshall is rapidly becoming one of the most fascinating artists on the planet right now. Its video sums up everything that I love about his music; it is brooding, disorienting, and dark, while maintaining a exploratory, youthful spirit and a twisted sense of humor. Brilliant.
