Sean Cartwright’s video for Beliefs’ “Leave With You” is a colorific display of a lot of different things, from balloons to candles to potted plants, most of which are being manipulated by people unrelated to the band. It’s a very cool video that reminds me of Beck’s “Youthless” for its use of everyday items. Pretty cool.
Touring videos are about as common as your mother’s disapproving clucks, so it’s good to see someone put some quality animation on what is a v. common thing. For “Dark Days,” the Toronto band PUP hired Chandler & Jeremy and Solis Animation to do the anime thing, and they've come up with the best animated video since DyE’s “Fantasy," in my opinion.
A riot spills into something even more destructive in this deftly animated video.
Peter Huang, director: "'The Wild' is a visual essay, semi-inspired by films like Baraka. I was really intrigued by how the film, through editing and structure, can wordlessly present a philosophical point of view. I attempted something similar with Omar's video, basing it around ideas of violence and its relation to the natural world. The use of animation I think is a good way to present these graphic images without making the audience shut off instantly."
With lyrics that make this a "anti-party anthem" from a self-described "anti-social pessimist" — who samples the classically mopey trip-hop sounds of Portishead — you'd be correct in assuming that the last place Alessia Cara would want to be is a typical house party video that's frozen in time.
In the Jon Riera-directed video, a young boy navigates his fate by transforming himself into a wrestling champion, a sport which has been popular and meaningful among indigenous communities for decades.
"In North America we had pros like Chief Jay Youngblood and Wahoo McDaniel who were indigenous, but had to dress in headdress and tassels to compete," Bear Witness told FADER. "The idea of the video was to show that connection we made to these people beyond stereotypes, but also to see an indigenous character make it, without needing the stereotype."
Find out what happens when a high-powered thug loses his fortune to an unlikely thief and the crazy series of events that follow. You'll find yourself tossed into a world of samurai swords, strip clubs, street gangs and more. Welcome to CA$HVILLE mother f*ckers.
No One knows My Struggle was filmed in Nine Mile, a community in the northern mountainous range of Jamaica and birthplace of Bob Marley. For many, survival here does not come easy, yet the spirit of the community radiates an unconcealable light. Build together, stay together to survive together.
After the highly succesful 'Million Voices' record, Otto Knows returns with a new music video for 'Parachute' where live action meets animation. Moral of the story... don't work 24/7 or your daughter will turn into a cartoon character and float away into oblivion.
A rapper's dream of making it big in L.A. should be in the form of a music video — and if you grew up in the pre-HD days, then 4x3 would be the accurate aspect ratio. Also, if we're thinking about the kind of videos directors dream of making, then it should be one-take, involving lots of set-ups and the long multi-room tracking shots that you've long drooled over.
So, in short: Dreams come true for Canadian rapper SonReal and director Peter Huang in this impressive video.
