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Headie One "Back to Basics" (Hugo Jenkins, dir.)

North London rapper Headie One has dropped new single ‘Back to Basics’ with an accompanying video from Black Dog Film’s Hugo Jenkins.

The track features Skepta in his first collaboration since the release of his new album ‘Ignorance is Bliss’ and follows Headie One’s singles ‘18Hunna’ (featuring Dave) and ‘All Day’ – all featuring on Headie’s new mixtape ‘Music X Road’.

Hugo, who was previously nominated for a MOBO Award, has directed videos for the likes of J Hus, Maribou State, Grandbrothers, and George Fitzgerald.

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Mae Muller "Anticlimax" (India Sleem, dir.)

Emerging North London singer-songwriter Mae Muller has dropped new track ‘Anticlimax’ with a video from Black Dog’s newest signing India Sleem.

Emerging North London singer-songwriter Mae Muller has dropped new track ‘Anticlimax’ with a video from Black Dog’s India Sleem.

Shot on 16mm, the video sees Muller in and around her home of Kentish Town.

The soulful pop track exhibits Mae’s distinctive sound paired with her standout vocals drizzled over the stripped back melody.

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Joy Crookes "Since I Left You (Demo)" (Leonn Ward, dir.)

After directing the Hindu-inspired ‘Don’t Let Me Down’, Leonn Ward once again teams up with rising UK singer Joy Crookes.

In the heart-breaking new video for ‘Don’t Let Me Down’, Leonn captures Crookes at her most vulnerable, leaving enough space for the sparse ballad to unfold.

It’s a captivating performance from Crookes and shows why she’s so hotly tipped

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Joy Crookes "Don't Let Me Down" (Leonn Ward, dir.)

London singer Joy Crookes returns with a Hindu-inspired video from Black Dog FIlms director Leonn Ward.

Following up from her acclaimed 2017 ‘Influence’ EP, ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ is a soulful ode to the breakdown of a relationship. Drawing on Crookes’ Indian heritage, Leonn Ward’s video is a simple, and powerful piece of film.

Speaking to i-D the singer said, “the video was inspired by the Hindu goddess Lakshmi… the song itself came from a vulnerable place, and for me, these arms show my strength in the situation and how I overcame it”.

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Moss Kena "Problems" (Ruby and Boya, dir.)

Black Dog Films announce the signing of director duo Ruby and Boya, with their new video for British singer/songwriter Moss Kena.

‘Problems’, taken from Kena’s March ’18 EP ‘Found You in O6’, was reworked with R&B outfit THEY and rapper Rapsody. Earlier this year, Hunger Magazine named Kena as one of their top ten artists to watch in 2018. A perfect pairing for the new hotly tipped director duo.

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Kareem Kalokoh "Rambo" (Leonn Ward, dir.)

After making waves in the fashion world, Leonn Ward continues to impress with ‘Rambo’, the director’s first hip hop video for ATH Kid’s Kareem Kalokoh.

The hotly tipped ATH Kids collective, who i-D credited with “breathing life into Athen’s creative scene” are putting the Greek music scene firmly on the map, with praise from the Fader, Vice, and High Snobriety to name a few.

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GHOSTPOET "Woe Is Meee" (Savannah Setten, dir.)

Directed by Savannah Setten, it features a brief cameo from Obaro (Ghostpoet). The idea behind the video was as she explains; "Depicting the darker, emotional response I had to the track led me to build a world around an atypical senior citizen (played by John O'Brien) who at 70, finding himself in a society openly discussing gender neutrality, chooses to address his deepest most insular struggles around sexuality and persona.”

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Richard Thorncroft "You Can't Handcuff The Wind" (Julian Barratt, dir.)

OK. This is very British. And very '80s. Yet, also very awesome. (And, yes, British, '80s and awesome can of course co-exist).

Meet actor Richard Thorncroft, who you "know" as the Sexiest Male TV Detective (1988 and 1989) for his role as Bruce Mindhorn, the truth seeking title character with the robotic eye from nonexistant TV show Mindhorn.

Got it? No? Of course. Thorncraft/Mindhorn is actually Julian Barnett of comedic troupe The Mighty Boosh fame,and Mindhorn is a new parody movie that's like an absurdist, post-modern version of Austin Powers.

"You Can't Handcuff The Wind" is Thorncraft's Hasselhoffian hit single, a blast of "erotic power-rock" produced in conjuction with fellow fictional character, Guitarist Terry Belmondo from jazz rock outfit Subtle Glance. 

Lots more details can be had from the faxed press release, which like everything else here, is ridiculous and awesome.

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Rose Elinor Dougall "Stellular" (Jamie Delaney, dir.)

Jamie Delaney and former Pipettes member Rose Elinor Dougall get otherworldly on the video for Stellular.

The title track from Dougall’s new album, Stellular is a solid piece of indie-pop – languid vocals bathed in isolation, and an uneasy, inevitable shoulder shuffle of angular bass, synths and guitar.

In Rose’s own words Stellular is “something bolder, less apologetic, more decisive… a sophisticated pop record”.

The video sees Rose on a journey through darkened urban streets, in search of distant ethereal lights.

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Famous Eno "Gangsters" (Jamie Delaney, dir.)

Featuring Jamaican vocalist Alexx A-Game and MCs Serocee and Fox on the club track, “Gangsters” is Famous Eno’s latest grimy club anthem.  

For the Irish producer’s infectious dancehall banger, Black Dog Films director Jamie Delaney flips the switch on the idea of gangsters with two crooked cops terrorising South London. “I really wanted to do a video that told a story, a twist on the lyrical content of the track,” Jamie Delaney. 

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WSTRN "Come Down" (Adriano Vilanova and Georgie Curran, dir.)

Director duo Adriano Vilanova and Georgie Curran direct a cameo-filled video for "Come Down", the new single from UK hip hop act WSTRN. The song samples the Evelyn king classic "Love Come Down".

Featuring Tinie Tempah, Example, Krept & Konan, Kehlani, and many more UK acts, the video plays out as a who's who of UK rap and R&B. The east London house party setting only adds to the prevailing celebratory feeling that UK rap is starting to get some well earned time in the spotlight.