VIDEO: Beach House - "Lazuli"

Beach House's first video off their new album Bloom is for track #3 "Lazuli." The song itself is beautifully languid with delicate, sprawling vocals and climbing melodies. The video depicts various vignettes, including a young girl in front of TV noise dancing as if possessed, a la Ghostbusters/Poltergeist/Lynch.
And the Harmony Korine one with the kid walking around is actually sort of sweet, and the visual effects therein are drool worthy.

This is a beautiful song and while it's a cool video, it's not nearly as lovable as the track. 

VIDEO: My Dry Wet Mess - "Etcetera"

My Dry Wet Mess' new video for "Etcetera" is a psychedelic trip. Directed by visual artist Martin Allais, it mixes animated and "real" imagery. Childhood figures and a nostalgic color aesthetic give the video an ultimately creepy, powerful vibe. Like a cross between a nightmare you just remembered having when you were 5, and a Patrick Daughters video. And the ending, although the audio is rather out of sync, is probably the most poignant part.



My Dry Wet Mess - "Etcetera"

File under "it's awesome," and "just had to diggit."

VIDEO: Liars - "No. 1 Against the Rush"

The new Liars video for "No. 1 Against the Rush" is creepy and gorgeous. Directed by Todd Cole, the video follows a shlubby Michael Caine lookalike around the city, offing mems of the band in his dry cleaning van. Liars have a history of making exceptional music videos and this one is no different:

VIDEO: Frankie Rose - "Night Swim"

Let Me Go Oh Oh

Frankie Rose's new video for the song "Night Swim," off her recent release Interstellar, is enchanting:

Directed by writer/filmmaker Laurel Parmet.

Really we just wanted an excuse to post this song, which is one of our favorite off this album. (Second only to "Had We Had It.")

Frankie Rose - "Night Swim"

Can you lay me ouuuttt.

VIDEO: The Shoes - "Time To Dance"

Shitsane Gyllenhaal Styles

The new music video from France's the Shoes for "Time To Dance" is batshit crazy awesome.

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VIDEO: Bruce Springsteen - "Dream Baby Dream"

Keep the fire burning.

Have you seen Bruce Springsteen's live version of Suicide's 1977 song "Keep Your Dreams"?? It's the best thing ever. I want to make love with it, have babies with it, and live forever in the exact split second that I found out it exists.

[Thank you, Arthur P.]

VIDEO: Family Portrait - "Never Should've Been There"

Yeah You Know That We're All Dreamers

Family Portrait have a friggin' awesome new video out for their song "Never Should've Been There" off their 2011 release Family Portrait LP (Underwater Peoples):

Sigh. Isn't (lead singer Evan) Brody dreamy?? Directed by Alice Goldsmith and Blair Waters, the whimsical video is super reminiscent of one of our favorite music vids of all time - "Kim & Jessie" by M83.

Also, speaking of reminiscing, remember that old gem of FamPo performing this very tune in a Bruar Falls extended jam sesh way back in November 2009, filmed by none other than your very blogvideators PIXELHORSE?? Watch here. And then get the song off their bandcamp or the whole album here.

VIDEO: Panda Bear - "You Can Count on Me"

I'll Get So Up for It

New Panda Bear video for one of Tomboy's standout tracks, "You Can Count on Me":

VIDEO: Julian Lynch - "Back"

Chroma Keyboard Explosion
Everybody loves Julian Lynch. Now he has a new video you can love too, for his jam "Back":

This tune is the closing track on Terra, which you can order from Underwater Peoples here.

VIDEO: Dominant Legs - "Where We Trip The Light"

Yours Truly

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VIDEO: Flower Orgy - "Boneyard"

At Times Life Is Pure Joy!

And this is one of those times. Flower Orgy, also known to some as Nate Luce and the Pretty Cuties, have a new video for their jam "Boneyard." Back in September '10 we posted an early recording of this song, which we originally knew and loved as a Stingray Migration (mems Will Stratton, Flower Orgy) tune. Somehow this song manages to keep evolving, taking on new genders and moods like a stone down a mossy, young, overtly sexualized hill. Very much like Nate Luce who, looking a lot like Buffalo Billy Idol + Ziggy Stardust in this video, manages to continuously captivate us.

VIDEO: Pure X - "Surface" Live @ 285Kent

2 Short, 2 SweetIt brings me a mix of great pain and pleasure to review the footage from Pure X's last visit to the east coast. But it is with love I, along with Weird Magic, present this clip of "Surface" from their show at 285Kent:

My daddy always taught me that between love and sadness, we should always send love out into the world whenever possible. So, all the love in the universe to these guys!

VIDEO: Pure X - "Easy"

Don't Feel Nothin'Pure X's new video for "Easy" came out yesterday. It features some friends of theirs who are in the Austin hardcore S&M scene. Which brings up the larger issue...

...which is: there exists an Austin hardcore S&M scene?? Weird.

Conceptually the imagery for the song works well, making the clear connection to the lyrical message of numbness and apathy, pain and pleasure.

On a separate note, check out Pure X's recent feature in the NY Times. Whaaat. These three guys are some of the best people one could hope to meet, and it is so real to see them being loved on an even grander, highly publicized scale.

Spread the love for Pure X.

VIDEO: Friends - "Friend Crush"

"Freezing Fridays Fleeing From Me"
Friends have a new video out for "Friend Crush" directed by Matthew Caron and shot by Chris Person and starring Market Hotel.


Diggin' that vaseline glam glow.

Friends - "Friend Crush"

Remember that video we posted of them (with love) from 285Kent? Check out their upcoming Deli Show on July 16th. Pretty sweet huh??

MP3 & VIDEO: Cass McCombs - "County Line"

I Can Smell The ColumbineCass McCombs released a self-directed video for "County Line," the standout track from his most recent album Wit's End (2011, Domino).


Unfortunately, neither the album nor the video(s) can do justice to this song. One of the best tracks we've heard this year, "County Line" is achingly beautiful. Even after the 100th listen, it maintains - increases, even - the ability to break your heart.

Cass McCombs - "County Line"

With lyrics like You never even tried to love me / What did I have to do to make you want me? it's the kind of song one plays in order to remember how to cry. The openly honest expression of longing and insecurity describes the feeling of being in love with someone who just won't love you back.

Despair. We feel you on that one, man.

VIDEO: Charli XCX - "Stay Away"

I Never Needed Anyone
Everyone's been attributing the recent absence of Salem from the interwebs to the death of witchhouse. But now we know better. Salem are back with a music video for their remix of Charli XCX's British pop jam "Stay Away":


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Charli XCX - "Stay Away" (Salem remix)
Charli XCX - "Stay Away" (T. Williams dub remix)

VIDEO: Mane Mane - "Twinkl Sr"

KALEIDOPE
It is impossible to decide what we like most about the new Mane Mane music video from Aaron Katsnelson, Bushwick's most talented AfterEffects guru. Possibly the colorscapes, so carefully softened and sci-fi fresh... See for yourself:



Buy Mane2Mane over at Triple U Tapes where you can also stream the whole album as well as download samples, including the track from the video, which was P4kcasted way back in July 2010.

Mane Mane - "Twinkl Sr"

VIDEO: Friends - "Sorry" Live at 285Kent

"I Want You to Come... Over to My House, Now."Last Friday was April Fool's night at 285 Kent - as in, you're a fucking fool if you didn't come. Weird Magic's Rezzie joined by Sasha Des'ree (of Sweat) opening up for Dutch Treat, LA BIG VIC and Friends. Notable further still were the epically fun sets by DJ's Etienne and Jan Woo. 'Twas truly a Bushwick family affair for all ages, shapes and sizes.

Samantha, lead voxist in Friends, has got a real lovely Glam Stefani thing going on. Adorning an African-esque onesie and a long black wig (later worn by their stand-up drummer), she danced and charmed her way all over the stage. Until, eventually, she took off into the already thriving crowd to rev up the dance party even another notch, riding on the backs of friends and fans alike, freakin' it with lucky randos, and kissing adoring onlookers. Watch this video we took:


You can get a recorded version of this song "Sorry," complete with heartmelting lyrics, here at Friends' bandcamp. Catch their upcoming show at Monster Island Basement on April 15th with Night Manager, Web Dating, White Fang, and Ava Luna.

**shot by Ben Choiniere

VIDEO: Moon Duo - "Mazes"

"Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever as endless bedroom psych."
Moon Duo released their full-length LP Mazes today on Sacred Bones, as well as the video for the title track:



As big fans of the experimental psych duo's underground repertoire of tunes, we are totally on board with the Mazes' move towards a more pop-driven sound.

Moon Duo - "Mazes"

The whole album delivers. Buy it here.

MP3: Cults - "You Know What I Mean"

New one from Cults "You Know What I Mean" has a nice doo-wop tempo and a more refined use of reverb sound than we have been hearing lately:

Cults - You Know What I Mean

Their previous endeavors include the ever-popular "Go Outside" and "The Curse." Not to mention this number:

The band is set to release a vinyl-only album on Forest Family Recs on 4/20. (Hehehe.)