Archive for February 8th, 2013

Dog Is Dead ‘Do The Right Thing’ by Franklyn Banks

For the jaunty alt-pop of Dog Is Dead’s Do The Right Thing, director Franklyn Banks invites you to a bit of a happening/band party full of interesting and odd characters. Banks takes us on a tour of the band’s house – actually production company Shameless’ office – with some excellent work by DP Thonke and [...]

Grizzly Bear ‘Gun-Shy’ by Kris Moyes

Kris Moyes’ mesmerising video for Grizzly Bear’s Gun-Shy places the band in the heightened world of the animated gif and a series of images designed to disarm, and even make you squirm. In the countryside in bright sunshine, the band conduct a series of medical tests on themselves more appropriate for a lab or hospital. [...]

OMD ‘Atomic Ranch’ by Henning M. Lederer

OMD mark their return with Atomic Ranch, a somewhat curious ode to consumerism and a nod to their experimental Dazzle Ships era, taken from their forthcoming album English Electric. Partnering the single is this disctinctive animated slice of retro Americana from German artist Henning M. Lederer – his second for the band (the first was [...]

HSI London sign Pianina & Papace

French directing duo Vincent Pianina & Lorenzo Papace are freshly signed to HSI. Recently garnering critical acclaim for their delightful papercraft stop-frame music video for Ödland’s Østersøen, Pianina & Papace have come from established careers in children’s illustration (Vincent) and music composition (Lorenzo, who is the founder of the band Ödland). Together they have directed [...]

Maya’s Moving Castle ‘WAR’ by Charles De Meyer

Belgium director Charles De Meyer is most known for his music videos using astounding visual effects (like those for Raveyards and Amon Tobin), but this shows a more emtional side to his work. Given the subtitle ‘A Story About Waking Up’ by Charles, we follow a girl through dreams within dreams, revealing her failing trust [...]