#Video of the Week

VIDEO OF THE WEEKOkay Kaya "Dance Like U"

I was familiar with Kaya Wilkins' Instagram before I was even aware of her musical career under the moniker Okay Kaya. The Norwegian model/musician/actress captivated me with her online persona, a collage of moments she turns into engaging imagery. The world she shares through her social media was...

Desdemona Dallas

VIDEO OF THE WEEKCar Seat Headrest "Vincent"

The video description for Car Seat Headrest's "Vincent" is simply: "Will plays the guitar while a guy has a bad time." That's about as concise as anyone could get, but the song is layered with a lot more meaning, imagery and emotion. It looks like Will Toledo, the creator and frontman of Car Seat...

Emily Daly

VIDEO OF THE WEEKWolkoff "New York Grand"

Captivating by design: That’s how Joan Wolkoff describes a lover in “New York Grand.” And just like she was, the song’s video pulls you in with images that, on the surface, are bold and pretty. But, you'll realize they're too perfect to be real when the backgrounds fracture and fall apart, and...

Emily Daly

VIDEO OF THE WEEKCassandra Violet "Lady"

CassandraViolet.com Folk pop singer Cassandra Violet came out with a new music video for the track "Lady" from her upcoming Body and Mind EP, to be released this coming January. Inspired by the infamous cat-calling video documenting the verbal and sexual harassment we femmes in the city know all too...

Ysabella Monton

VIDEO OF THE WEEKSmoke Season "Bees"

The music video for "Bees" by Smoke Season is as trippy as you can get. The figures of Jason Rosen (formerly of Honor Society) and vocalist Gabrielle Wortman (from TEMP3ST) stand in front of a wall of swirling light, their shadows bending and twisting, their bodies morphing and multiplying. It fits...

Emily Daly

VIDEO OF THE WEEKChelan "Before It All"

Dig the fresh dirt and check out the music video for Chelan's "Before It All." The new video is the first off the Californian electro-pop duo's new LP Equal Under Pressure via Echo Phono. The video amps you up from the first frame with celebrating beats over harmonic vocals framed with kaleidoscope...

Sophie Saint Thomas

VIDEO OF THE WEEKHappy Lives, "Marry Me"

Art Rock duo, Happy Lives (Julian Beel and Mike Lande), make self-described stripped down "neo pop". Though much of what they do is conceptually bare bones, the result is invariable addictive--an amalgam of lo-fi grit and musical complexity. Their newest single and accompanying video, "Marry Me",...

Marianne White

VIDEO OF THE WEEKThe Bulls "Come Unwound"

Happy day after Thanksgiving. Let's fade away from sweaters and forced family relations and return to head-in-the-blogosphere normalcy with a viewing of Los Angeles duo The Bulls "Come Unwound." Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll is a cliché for a reason, the trio go together like turkey, stuffing, with...

Sophie Saint Thomas

VIDEO OF THE WEEKBoyfriend "Like My Hand Did"

This is the way you'd imagine Tina Belcher growing up: she's an elementary school teacher by day and a raunchy internet rap sensation by night, her inventive rhymes equal parts lewd and literate. Except this isn't the plot of a long-lost Bob's Burgers episode - it's the true story of New Orleans...

Lindsey Rhoades

VIDEO OF THE WEEKAvey Tare's Slasher Flicks "Strange Colores"

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks' newest video for "Strange Colores" is a creepy, kaleidoscopic mini film befitting the band's name. The trio, made up of Animal Collective's Avey Tare, The Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian and Ponytail's Jeremy Hyman, are releasing their debut album, Enter the Slasher...

Raquel Dalarossa

VIDEO OF THE WEEKThis Stone Is Starting To Bleed

In preparation for the release of their debut full-length, here’s this week’s featured video: Roman Remains’ “This Stone is Starting to Bleed.” The electronic pop duo is the side project of English band The Duke Spirit’s Liela Moss and Toby Butler, who got together with director Marcus McSweeney to...

Raquel Dalarossa

VIDEO OF THE WEEK 1/13Trentemøller "Gravity"

Danish indie-slanted electronic musician Trentemøller has debuted the video for "Gravity," the second track off his 2013 album Lost. This video is the story of a day in the life of Mr. Carpool, played by Oscar Isaac (recently of Coen Brothers' film Inside Llewyn Davis), as he walks the shoulder of...

Carena Liptak