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Ailsa Aikoa

Lava La Rue self-directs the video for new track Renegade, channeling iconic Japanese kids Tv in an actual model village.Inspired by 70's Ultraman Taro episodes, Lava premieres their new alter-ego Starface, in an action packed battle between two giant creatures.Equal parts Power Rangers, Star Trek and sleepy English village, the video boasts&nbsp;a mish-mash of otherworldly vignettes, excellently blended together with a stylish sense of whimsy.&nbsp;The hypnotic, psychedelic backdrops and exquisite art direction are the cherry on top of a fresh, exciting concept, and an excellent introduction to Lava's new character.&nbsp;

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Matty Mancey Jones

Troy Smith

Charlie Morris

Lavaland

Rosie Brear

Rae Lemeshow

Abi Hurcomb

Piero Cioffi

Martha McGuirk

Katie Lambert

Ella Woollgar

Josh Jacob

Joel Spence

Dorothy Iskrzynska

Clump Collective

Jenny Simmons

Jenny Glynn

Tamara Ishida

The Assembly Rooms

Alex Gregory

No.8

Greedy Goons

Stephanie Burrell

Josh "stolen Nova" Landau

Eddie Lopes

Luca Caruso

Aaron Baksh

Dirty Hit

MrMr

Lava La Rue 'Renegade' by Lavaland

Lava-La-Rue-'Renegade-'-by-Lavaland

A second video for Katie Melua by director/producer duo MrMr takes a poignant and emotional&nbsp;look at the experience of women coming to work in the UK, with&nbsp;loved ones far away.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the video for Love and Money, we see the lead character - played by Sophie Chinner - talk&nbsp;to her son on a video call, making the most of a small window of time before she needs to get back to work.&nbsp;As a cleaner of an upscale home, her work day is silent and contemplative, but when her memories begin to seep into the present moment, she takes the opportunity to dance&nbsp;in reflection of times spent with her loved ones.This is one of a pair of videos for Melua by MrMr - Katie Lambert and Martha McGuirk - that explore the experience of coming to live and work in the UK from elsewhere,&nbsp;and released shortly before the more upbeat <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2023/04/26/katie-melua-quiet-moves-mrmr-0/81297" target="_blank">Quiet Moves</a>.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"This song made us think about the countless women all over the world who travel to foreign countries in order to work and to send money to their loved ones at home," say Lambert and McGuirk, aka MrMr.&nbsp;"We wanted to show the sadness in being apart from your family, but also the strength and determination these women have. When we spoke to Katie Melua about the idea this is something which really resonated with her as she comes from Georgia, where a lot of women travel abroad for work."The video was beautifully shot by Ailsa Aikoa and cut by Tamara Ishida at Assembly Rooms. Our lead Sophie Chinner was also amazing - a brilliant dancer and actress."

Sam Storey

Nathalie Gabrielsson

Maya Dufeu

Faye Purcell

Liam Wallace Cook

Wayne A.w. Bentley

Lou Macnamara

Em Turner

Maxi-boy O'sullivan

Mikey Boats

Assembly Rooms

Felipe Szulc

Nomad

Bmg Rights Management (ltd) Uk

Katie Melua 'Love And Money' by MrMr

Katie-Melua-'Love-And-Money-'-by-Mrmr

A bored fish and chip worker loves to dance, in this life-affirming video for Katie Melua by MrMr.&nbsp;Melua's song Quiet Moves is about immigration and culture; how growing up in the UK impacts on those who were come from other countries - as Melua herself did - and how these people retain their cultural heritage, often 'quietly'. The video&nbsp;reflects that message through the lead character. He&nbsp;has the most English of jobs - working in a fish &amp; chip shop. But he wants to dance... when no-one is watching.Only it turns out that someone is watching: a little girl who becomes his fascinated spectator and then his dance-partner, when he takes his dance to the streets around the fish and chip shop.&nbsp;MrMr - aka Katie Lambert and Martha&nbsp;McGuirk - give the video a charming simplicity and lightness of touch that suits the&nbsp;characteristic gentle delivery of Katie Melua - who cameos as one of the fish &amp; chip shop customers. The duo are better known as producers, but they show here they have a good reason to be serious about switching over to directing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Emily Engelman

Chris Wilson

Homespun

Bmg Rights Management Ltd

Katie Melua 'Quiet Moves' by MrMr

Katie-Melua-'Quiet-Moves-'-by-Mrmr

Stanley Brock directs an engrossing promo for Potter Payper.&nbsp;Tracking from left to right through a series of contained domestic sets, the video sees Payper and a cast of characters in their natural environments, interweaving narrative vignettes with intense&nbsp;performance shots.&nbsp;It's a powerful concept, influenced by society at large and the artist's journey to date, and the careful attention paid to design and executing the concept elevates the visual to one of his best yet.&nbsp;Another excellent addition to&nbsp;Potter Payper's impressive videography, and another demonstration of the skills of&nbsp;director Stanley Brock.&nbsp;

Hugo Harris

Stanley Brock

Chloe Culpin

My Accomplice

Nathan James Tettey

Nicola Sheppard

Ramzey Sabbagh

Jamie Clark

Joe Ramsden

Irys Steel

Ross Dixon

Okay Studio

Outpost

Gradficafx

Iste Ashik

Mouthpiece

Potter Payper 'Multifaceted' by Stanley Brock

Potter-Payper-'Multifaceted'-by-Stanley-Brock

Max McLachlan helps introduce the world to the new Birdy, in this captivating&nbsp;promo for Raincatchers.&nbsp;The video depicts Birdy as a giant, helping her younger self (played by Eleanor Hockley) navigate a world of corporate monotony and oppressive rules, blending&nbsp;semi-autobiographic lyrics with dark fantasy aesthetics.&nbsp;"Birdy is not a kid anymore," says McLachlan. "The world has known her since she was barely a teenager. She wanted a music video that would shed the dainty image of her as a naive child, but address the years of youth lost having to play grown-up in the industry."What better way to show how much she’s grown than to make her a giant?"[imgtoken data:1]Birdy drops down a miniature scale model of the office environment to the young girl,&nbsp;empowering her to see herself from a new vantage point, and gather the courage to break free and blaze her own path - whilst seeing life in a more playful way, as the child she is.&nbsp;The desaturated, near-dystopian aesthetic perfectly suits the narrative concept, and it's packed full of absorbing, emotional iconography.&nbsp;

Macy-trieu Dingle

Caroline Pope

Lily Ashley

Max Mclachlan

Jonjo Lowe

Blink

Jennifer Ivory

Elicia Lotherington

James Lahaise

Maria Comparetto

Emma Mendel

Samuel Marr

Kelvin Chim

Eleanor Hockley

Warner Music UK

Birdy 'Raincatchers' by Max McLachlan

Birdy - Raincatchers (Official Music Video)

Harvey Pearson directs a spellbinding studio-based&nbsp;promo for&nbsp;Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler.The first thing to note about this video for a track from the collaboration between actor/singer Buckley and ex-Suede guitarist Butler&nbsp;is the&nbsp;remarkable execution by Pearson - shot all in one-take, with mesmerising lighting cues, fluid camerawork and live audio, there are a myriad of complex processes at play, cleverly hidden by a seemingly simple concept.&nbsp;The black and white aesthetic - following from Pearson's other visuals for the&nbsp;pair's album&nbsp;All Our Days That Tear The Heart&nbsp;- paired with traditional lighting and engaging composition, elevates the atmospheric style&nbsp;and perfectly suits the artistic, jazzy number.&nbsp;

Holly Tidwell

Harvey Pearson

Ramzey Sabbath

Ben Welch

Kate Eccarius

Ruth Wardell

Jazz

Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler 'Seven Red Rose Tattoos' by Harvey Pearson

Jessie-Buckley-And-Bernard-Butler-'Seven-Red-Rose-Tattoos'-by-Harvey-Pearson

Lavaland - aka musician and all-round polymath Lava La Rue - takes the reins on the latest episode in the Wet Leg legend, sticking it to the boys with the throughly entertaining video for Ur Mum.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]The band's Rhian and Hester are shopgirls deadpanning as they are patronised by Scotty - played by Tommy Villiers - who invites them to see his band The Soft Boys play. But they soon get their sweet revenge.[imgtoken data:2]

Ranya Refaey

Emma Lipop

Lava La Rue

Poppy Ashton

Callum Begley

Al Rice

Angelica Wolanska

Oli Falcon

Bernat Bonaventura

Lara Diamond

Alice Dodds

Elif Gonen

Megan Lee

Electric Theatre Collective

Tommy Villiers

Indie

Rock

Wet Leg 'Ur Mum' by Lava La Rue

Wet-Leg--'Ur-Mum-'-by-Lava-La-Rue

As with their breakthough hit, the sensational <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd9jeJk2UHQ" target="_blank">Chaise Longue</a>, Wet Leg lead singer Rhian Teasdale brings us back to an alternative Americana for the video for Wet Dream.Following on from&nbsp;the white dresses and sunhat look of that previous video, Teasdale and bandmate opt this time for a distinctly Amish look - offset with giant lobster claws.This provides the cue for pillow fights in fields and surreal lobster feasts, set under wide blue skies. And like Chaise Longue, this was again filmed in that hotbed of indie rock, the&nbsp;Isle of Wight.

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