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Here are some of our favourite music videos. 

Any videos that are Not Safe For Work (or sensitive eyes) will be marked "NSFW".
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Janelle Monae - Electric Lady

"Electric Lady" comes from Janelle Monae's 2013 album  of almost the same name (The Electric Lady). The clip features cameos from Monae's mother, Kimbra and T-Boz from TLC amongst others, and was directed by Alan Ferguson.  
This clip follows the videos for previous singles "Dance Apocolyptic" and "Q.U.E.E.N."
5 August 2014
 

Beck - Heart Is A Drum

"Heart Is A Drum" comes from Beck's latest album Morning Phase. The clip was directed by Sophie Muller and shows Beck being haunted by many characters from his now 20 year old video for "Loser".
Read Fee B-Squared's piece on Morning Phase here. 
2 August 2014
 

Banoffee - Got It

Melbourne R'n'B/pop artist Banoffee (a.k.a. Martha Brown) will release her debut 5 track EP in August through Two Bright Lakes. The video was directed by Alice Glenn.
29 July 2014 
 

Kimbra - Love In High Places

"Love In High Places" comes from Kimbra's forthcoming album The Golden Echo, which is due for release on August 15th. The video was created by Timothy Armstrong. 
29 July 2014
 

Luluc - Small Window

"Small Window" comes from Luluc's new album Passerby. Read Fee B-Squared's piece on the Melbourne-born, Brooklyn-based duo's album here. The video's animation is by Nacho Rodriguez with art direction by Sara Lopez.
24 July 2014
 

alt-J - Hunger Of The Pine

British three-piece alt-J are getting set to release their second album, This Is All Yours. Due in September, the album will feature "Hunger Of The Pine" (which samples Miley Cyrus) as well as second single "Left Hand Free".
23 July 2014
 

Kim Deal and Morgan Nagler - Range on Castle

Former Pixies member and founding member of The Breeders Kim Deal has released another track with Morgan Nagler, a.k.a. Whispertown. The clip was put together by Nagler's brother, and features footage from the 1963 Roger Corman film The Terror. 
Check out their previous collaboration "The Root" or Kim's solo track "Are You Mine?"
21 July 2014
 

Angus & Julia Stone - A Heartbreak

Over the last few months we've been loving "Heart Beats Slow" and "Death Defying Acts" by Angus & Julia Stone. Now we can enjoy this track, "A Heartbreak" album ahead of the release of their self-titled album on 1st August. 
They'll tour Australia and New Zealand in September, North America in October, and Europe in November and December. View the full tour details here.
19 July 2014
 

Little Dragon - Pretty Girls

"Pretty Girls" comes from Swedish group Little Dragon's recent album Nabuma Rubberband. The clip was directed by photographer, music video and film director Nabil.
14 July 2014
 

Jungle - Time

"Time" comes from Jungle's self titled album. The video was directed by J from Jungle and Oliver Hadlee Pearch.
12 July 2014
 
Chromeo's In-Flight Safety Video from Funny Or Die

Chromeo - Frequent Flyer

Canadian electro/funk duo Chromeo have worked with Funny Or Die on their most recent clip. "Frequent Flyer" comes from their most recent album White Women. 
If you like this, check out another clip of theirs that we're really fond of - watch "Come Alive" featuring Toro y Moi. 
9 July 2014
 

Wagons - Chase the Eclipse

"Chase The Eclipse" is the third single from Wagons' most recent album Acid Rain and Sugar Cane. The clip features stunning clay animation and editing by sithephilanthropist.com
Wagons will play two Melbourne shows before touring the USA. Catch them Friday 8th August at Caravan Music Club or Saturday 9th August at The Substation, Newport. 
Check out the clip for "Why Do You Always Cry" here.
7 July 2014
 

Maxi - Walking With The Animals

Melbourne musician Maxi will launch her new single "Walking With The Animals" at The Toff In Town on Thursday July 10th, supported by Lanks & Japanese Wallpaper. When auditioning for the kids seen in the video, Maxi put a call out to kids aged between 8-14 to mime the Gloria Gaynor classic 'I Will Survive'. Two children were chosen and the video was shot in one day, taking inspiration from Twin Peaks and Billy Elliot for the look and the feel of the video. 
28 June 2014 
 

Eels - Lockdown Hurricane

"Lockdown Hurricane" comes from the Eels' album The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett, which was released in April.  Listen to second single "Mistakes of my Youth" here.
26 June 2014
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Tobias Hengeveld - The Daylight Express from Tobias Hengeveld on Vimeo.

Tobias Hengeveld - The Daylight Express

"The Daylight Express" is the title track to Melbourne singer-songwriter Tobias Hengeveld's forthcoming album. Due out on 1st July, the album is his second solo release, following 2009's stunning All The Lines Are Down. Read about the unusual location in which the songs for the new album were developed and how it informed the music here, and check out the video for the album's lead single "Fools Rush In". With a run of shows coming up in his home town, Tobias will launch the album on Friday 15 August at Bella Union. 
24 June 2014

Teeth and Tongue - Family Home

"Family Home" comes from the excellent Teeth and Tongue album Grids (you can read Fee B-Squared's Feature Album piece on it here from March). Teeth and Tongue will launch the album with an east coast tour throughout June and July.  
20 June 2014
 

TEETH & TONGUE - Family Home from Films in Space on Vimeo.

 

Polica - Raw Exit

"Raw Exit" comes from the forthcoming deluxe edition of the 2013 Polica album Shulamith. 
18 June 2014

Parquet Courts - Black and White

"Black and White" is the latest single from Parquet Courts' recent album Sunbathing Animal. If you want to read more about the band, revisit Fee B-Squared's piece on their 2013 album Light Up Gold here. 
14 June 2014
 
 

Broods - Bridges

When New Zealand siblings Georgia and Caleb Nott released "Bridges" back in October, we were pretty keen on it. Now they've released the clip for the track, directed by Dori Oskowitz. 
13 June 2014

Washed Out - Weightless

"Weightless" comes from the stunning 2013 Washed Out album Paracosm (which came in at number 8 in our list of Top 10 International Albums of 2013). The clip was directed by David Altobelli. If you like this, check out two previous videos of tracks from the album: "All I Know" and "Don't Give Up".
11 June 2014
 

Washed Out - Weightless from David Altobelli on Vimeo.

 

Jack White - Lazaretto

Jack White's new album Lazaretto is due for release on June 10th. If you can't wait until then, listen to previous singles "High Ball Stepper" and "Just One Drink". 
6 June 2014

Tobias Hengeveld - Fools Rush In

Melbourne musician Tobias Hengeveld will release his new album The Daylight Express in August. "Fools Rush In" is the first single from it. Tobias has a bunch of shows coming up, including the album launch at Bella Union on 15 August. 
5 June 2014

 
 
"Up" is the first single from the forthcoming debut album by Siskin River. The NSW based siblings will release their album in August. 
The clip was shot and animated by Clayton Jacobson, who directed the Australian film Kenny.
4 June 2014 
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