It's not a travelogue. And it's not a romance story. It's a Thriller, burningly slowly over the course of five minutes where it becomes clearer and clearer that something awful may befall Childish Gambino and Jhene Aiko while on their romatic escapade in Hawaii. Just make sure you stayed tuned even if you think you've got it all figured out, because believe me: You know nothing about what lurks at the heart of this one.
What starts as a spinning performance — perhaps in homage to a disco ball? — turns into a complex world where Broken Bells singer James Mercer moves from place to place on a rotating set.
Ever wonder what happens after a curbstomp? Probably nothing as clean and appealing as what we see in this new Clipping video by "Wont Work" director Carlos Lopez Estrada. Our headless hero wanders the city with a series of inventive replacements to match and every lyrical twist.
Don't get unnerved by the opening strains and the foreboding repetition of that double yellow line: This ain't "Karma Police;" it's something much more fun.
Once she did not want what she haven't got; Now she doesn't want to sing love songs and get hurty anymore. Sinead O'Connor conjures the ghost of her classic "Nothing Compares 2 U" video before going into a performance that set-up that might first have you wondering whether Ms. O'Connor has gone glam. (Spoiler alert: She has not.)
Director Hiro Murai keeps the surprises coming in this sneaky one-take where Spoon mainman Britt Daniel calmly and cooly crusises away from an L.A. that's facing mass destuction at the hands of some unlikely monsters.
There are advantages to having a telekinetic high school girlfriend — namely, her virtue can remain intact while ecstasy is reached without any contact — so long as you realize there's a downside to her reading your thoughts and being able to kick your ass without any hands.
Ever wonder what's going on under the water during a synchronized swimming routine? Here's a hint: It's NSFW. And it's probably not how Esther Williams used to do it.