Taking his cue from the songtitle, Rémy M. Larochelle takes us deep into the subconscious of We Cut Corners singer John Duignan in his excellent, rollicking, zany, yet sensitive animated reading of The Male Mind – from the Irish duo’s debut album Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards. And it’s not all just [...]

Shot in Paris, Georgia Hudson unveils this suitably carefree and breezy promo for Chew Lips’ pop tripper Do You Chew. Chew Lips Do You Chew (Sony Music) Director/Editor: Georgia Hudson DP & Steady Cam: Oscar Hudson Paris Producer: Thomas Butler Prod Assistant: Faisal Hassan Stylist: Marianna Redaelli Colourist: Spike Rory Morris Exec Producers: OBmanagement Directors [...]

In the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment, Sigur Rós have given a dozen filmmakers the same modest budget and complete artistic freedom to create any visuals they like to accompany one of the songs from the band’s forthcoming album Valtari (out on June 4). Nearly all the 12 filmmakers working without a brief to a chosen [...]

Yorkshire-based filmmaker Nick Thompson shoots NorthEast combo The Chapman Family at the decaying yet beautiful cavernous Hulme Ballroom in Manchester. Nick explains: “The video was inspired by Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, The Shining, Johnny Cash, Elvis, the string quartet on the Titanic, the finale of Rocky Horror and Blade Runner to create the most possessed [...]

Shot whilst on tour in Europe, Michael Holyk’s promo for the Nottingham-born 18 year old Jake Bugg perfectly mirrors his organic, acoustic ‘rough and ready’ style – with added graininess… Jake Bugg Lightning Bolt (Mercury) Director: Michael Holyk Production Company: Nice&Polite Producer: Gail Mosley Colourist: Denny Cooper @ Rushes Production Company: Nice&Polite Commissioner: Natalie Arnett

Barbara Soumet-Leman’s promo for Marie Madeleine tells the story of 3 teenagers from East France who play dangerous games in an abandoned factory and decide to undergo successive near-death experiences, just for fun… Marie Madeleine The Nihilist Song Director: Barbara Soumet-Leman Production: Henry de Czar Producer : Amandine Le Drappier DP: Valentin Vignet Post Production: [...]

Here’s Ben Reed’s film about up and comers Spector meeting ‘former TV presenter Henry Kelly’ – a rendezvous borne from their mutual admiration… A distinctive entertainment that Ben created for Fiction Records and Channel 4, and transmitted last week. Music by Spector Director: Ben Reed Director Of Photography: Nic Booth Sound Recordist: Dom Corbisiero ‘Celestine’ [...]