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The Assembly Rooms

Balan Evans directs a warmly enigmatic promo for Oh Wonder.&nbsp;The video sees the duo - real life couple&nbsp;Anthony Vander West and Josephine Vander West - sitting in the centre of a café, whilst abstract memories of their past unfold at opposing tables in the location.&nbsp;The abstract storyline can be interpreted in different&nbsp;ways, but perhaps the most popular suggestion&nbsp;is that the two characters are shown with their past love interests, before meeting each other in a parallel world.&nbsp;However viewers decide to read the concept, it's a heartwarming display of creative prowess, and a wonderful - excuse the pun - visual accompaniment to the lilting track.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Sam Storey

Joshua Gochez

Catia Abreu

Balan Evans

Marija Djikic

Maya Dufeu

OB Management

Quinn Titsworth

Tim Jordan

Dave Pimm

Sam Holmes

Ffion Kunz

Akash Tuli-phakey

Madeleine Feeny

Charlie Moreton

Chris Bellis

Creep

Joshua Smith

Olivia Le Andersen

Island Records

Evan Davies

Oh Wonder 'Majestic' by Balan Evans

Oh Wonder - Magnificent

Claire Arnold creates a gothic marvel&nbsp;for Bree Runway's Eighties-tastic&nbsp;S.L.Y.&nbsp;The beautifully mounted theatrical concept is a suitable response to Bree's surprising foray into bombastic 80s-style ballad pop,&nbsp;with Bree&nbsp;traversing&nbsp;a&nbsp;gothic building like a fairy tale character, picked out by spotlights, and eventually stepping out into an abstract environment among the clouds.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;Presenting a haunting&nbsp;fantasy world, the video includes many things viewers will expect from Bree Runway - including slick choreography and extravagant styling - but also a more vulnerable, emotional side to the artist.It all proves that there is little that Bree cannot do. And that very possibly&nbsp;Claire Arnold has been watching&nbsp;Channel 5's rather brilliant <a href="https://www.channel5.com/show/80s-greatest-pop-videos" target="_blank">80s&nbsp;Greatest Pop Videos</a>&nbsp;for inspiration...[imgtoken data:2]

Sarah Asmail

Oliver Whitworth

Anna Trevelyan

Claire Arnold

Amara Rossell

Mouthpiece

Ground Work

Grzegorz Krzeszwiec

Jack Reynolds

Aaron Z Wilson

Anna Butler

Elle Lotherington

Josh Brooks

Pete Wade

Asia Rose Kilagllon

Kz Creative

Sheena Adae-Amoakoh

Tomi Ajayi

Edward Cooper

Luke Morrison

Electric Theatre Collective

Tx Fx Studios

Johan Barrios

Soul

Bree Runway 'Somebody Like You' by Claire Arnold

Bree-Runway--'S.l.y-(somebody-Like-You)'-by-Claire-Arnold

Spiritualized's J Spaceman (aka Jason Pierce) directs the video for the second release from the forthcoming album Everything Was Beautiful, creative directed by Juliette Larthe.Spiritualized’s gentle balladic track is heightened with the soothing country vocals of Nikki Lane, and bought to life with Spaceman’s music video, a collage of images featuring couples from different eras, different cultures and different genders.The imagery is overlaid with artwork from the familiar and iconic pharmaceutical packaging motif of Spiritualized’s album design, which dates back to Mark Farrow’s artwork for the 1997 classic album Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating in Space, and was also a visual theme overlaying the video for the track Always Together with You, released late last year, which was also creative directed by Larthe.Everything Was Beautiful&nbsp;is out on February 25 (via Fat Possum) and follows 2018’s And Nothing Hurt. Together, the titles form a quote from Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel Slaughterhouse Five: “Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”

J Spaceman

Benji Landman

Prettybird

Juliette Larthe

Gaia Borretti

James Littlemore

Rough Trade

Chris Murdoch

Alternative

Rock

Spiritualized 'Crazy' by J Spaceman 

Spiritualized-'Crazy-'-by-J-Spaceman-

Jordan Coolbear directs an emotionally-charged promo for Jimmy Herrity.The video for Simple Things explores love, loss and loneliness.&nbsp;Trapped under a sea of grief, we see Jimmy fantasise&nbsp;about a chance to meet his brother just one more time.The&nbsp;focus on water and fluid textures parallel the waves of emotion Jimmy is experiencing, and the dramatic performance perfectly encapsulates the effect the loss has had on the artist.&nbsp;A brilliant grade acts as a final polish to the concept,&nbsp;by top colourist (and Jordan's brother)&nbsp;Connor Coolbear.&nbsp;

Jordan Coolbear

Jake Duncan

Issy Soole

James Firth

Kevin Corry

Connor Coolbear

Oscar Wendt

Jimmy Herrity 'Simple Things' by Jordan Coolbear

Jimmy-Herrity-'Simple-Things'-by-Jordan-Coolbear

Barnstorming indie band Wet Leg are reimagined as bath-loving aliens beamed down from outer space, in Fred Rowson's loveably&nbsp;eccentric promo for Too Late Now.&nbsp;Wrapped in bath towels, the band venture out into Croydon to experience the Earthly delight of a good hot soak for the very first time, reflecting the lyrics, “I just need a bubble bath to set me on a higher path”.During their pursuit they encounter the addictions of bubble bath and the relaxing qualities of cucumbers - which involves a certain amount of suggestiveness, in the already characteristic Wet Leg style&nbsp;-&nbsp;eventually finding true nirvana in the form of a very pink hot tub, drawing a conclusion to the space-invaders’ pilgrimage.Filmed across two days in South-East London and on a rather muddy Kentish farm, DoP Rik Burnell worked closely with Rowson to achieve the ‘fly on the wall’ aesthetic, shot on a very very long lens with minimal lighting.[imgtoken data:1]<blockquote>I was slightly stunned to shoot the first Wet Leg video that they didn’t direct themselves.</blockquote>"Wet Leg may be the coolest band of the year, but, surprisingly, they are also 2021’s year’s most innocent gang of outsiders," comments Rowson. "Tasked with documenting their first experience of exploring an urban centre outside of Ryde [on the Isle of Wight] I was shocked by their naivety, and nearly lost them on numerous occasions, not least when Rhian nearly went under a bus. Twice."Thankfully, no indie kids were harmed in the making of this movie, and the quintet instinctively found their way to the safety of a rural setting. Thank God. "Seriously though. I was slightly stunned when Hester and Rhian asked me to shoot the first Wet Leg video that they didn’t direct themselves. Pressure, considering that their previous two were, for me, the best of the year. But, from conception to shoot to edit, this was a mad, magical collaboration that’s up there with my favourite music video experiences."Thank you to Domino and John Moule for trusting us to get on with it, and thank you as always to the team of Terminators at Blink - Rosie, Seb, Laura: you gave up your lives and made this happen in less than a week. Thank you. Best in town."

Fred Rowson

Rosie Brear

Blink

Paul Weston

Sebastian Jowers

Alasdair Copland

Rik Burnell

Eve Carreno

Julia Chacińska

Emma Jayne Lipop

Sarah Scott

Laura Northover

Joseph Taylor

Richard Fearon

Black Kite Studios

Blackboard Studios

Joseph Gochez

Jack Stone

John Moule

Domino Recording Company

Gaby Mawson

Indie

Wet Leg 'Too Late Now' by Fred Rowson

Wet-Leg-'Too-Late-Now'-by-Fred-Rowson

Deb Never wakes up to find a plant growing out of her chest in Quba Tuakli's video for Funky - a quirky and cartoonish satire on music biz exploitation.Tuakli's video for the alt-pop producer-performer shows what it's like to dream of a world full of what you love, but waking up to something different. After the literal blossoming of her talent, Deb Never encounters a shark-like label executive who forces her into a contract. And as a result, she ends up being buried...[imgtoken data:1]“The concept of the film is pretty simple; nurture yourself in a world that wants you to conform, and chase your potential, even if it’s scary," explains Tuakli.&nbsp;"Currently, I’m enjoying the process of character creation. Working with our lead Adam to realise the label exec character I dreamed up was the highlight of the shoot. Deb was a vibe to work with, affable and professional – when an artist is mingling with the crew and cracking jokes, everyone has more spring in their step.”

Quba Tuakli

Zoe Travica

Caviar

Eleri Evans

Sorcha Shepherd

Sam Barnham

Joel Honeywell

Juan Minotta

Mark James

Jeff Celis

Ash Halliburton

Mika Lapid

Samm Agnew

Terri Higgins

Jess Summer

Road Casting

Andre Rodrigues

Alex Gregory

No.8

Hands London

Alt-Pop

Deb Never 'Funky' by Quba Tuakli

Deb Never - Funky (Official Music Video)

Parts 1 &amp; 2 of LOOSE's video for IDLES' Beachland Ballroom.[vidtoken data:0][vidtoken data:1]The release of a second version of the video certainly puts the first one in some kind of context. Now we have some kind of idea why Joe Talbot is a physical wreck, caught in the pitiless gaze of a camera close-up, in Part 1.Now we now he's being constantly pulled back, and must fight to stand his ground, as he performs the song with the band in The Rivoli Ballroom.

LOOSE

Shea Coleman

Stink Films

Hannah Bellil

Dom Mckiernan

Tom Kelly

Thomas English

Adam Conlon

Trey Joel

Ryan Delahunty

Rose Moya

Molly Mishi May

Simon Donnellon

Sinead Mcgowan

Stink Rising

Post-Punk

IDLES ‘Beachland Ballroom’ (Parts 1 &2) by LOOSE

IDLES - THE BEACHLAND BALLROOM (Official Video, Pt. 1)

IDLES - THE BEACHLAND BALLROOM (Official Video, Pt. 2)

Thomas James directs a dark and twisted tale of a serial killer cab driver, in his promo for Lucy Blue’s Taxi Driver.&nbsp;Oozing a sense of nostalgia in the styling and look across the anachronistic set pieces - with definite&nbsp;nods to Scorsese's masterpiece of the same name -&nbsp;the visual doesn't cross the line into true horror, yet manages to create an uncomfortable, overarching sense of dread in every frame.&nbsp;Thomas James brings his customary verve&nbsp;to this story of a disturbed young woman - and Lucy Blue is brilliant in her&nbsp;role as a stalker, and the blurred boundary between infatuation and insanity is masterfully conceptualised.

Thomas James

Oli Falcon

Luka Glisovic

Adam Barnett

Chris Nguyen

Patrycja Cygan

Benjamin Law

Ellie Walker

Sophie Gouk

Jack Williams

Duncan Russell

Halo Post

Lea Ogunlami

Lucy Blue 'Taxi Driver’ (Director’s Cut) by Thomas James

Lucy Blue 'Taxi Driver’ (Director's Cut) by Thomas James

Taz Tron Delix brings East and West together for Joy Crooke's deeply soulful Feet Don't Fail Me Now.Joy celebrates her Bengali roots and London upbringing, with the elements of East, West, tradition and modernity all drawn together with considerable flair and wit by Taz and team, in a series of eye-popping visuals.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Perhaps most importantly, this is a cultural melting pot defined by colour and character. The bright colours of the East pop from the staid objects of the West, while&nbsp;Joy's performance in various scenes is aided and abetted by a huge cast, from her gang of girl moped riders, to the Bengali boys, and the clubbers and dancers.[imgtoken data:2]The&nbsp;song has an infectious, Motown-esque bass-driven vibe&nbsp;with&nbsp;thought-provoking lyrics about how society is afraid to speak up on delicate topics in fear of being dismissed and ultimately cancelled - and in the midst of everything, Joy Crookes always comes across as the central focus, the person in the midst of the crazy world, with the lovely voice that raises goosebumps, calmly making sense of everything.[imgtoken data:3]

Taz Tron Delix

Ghandi El-Chamaa

COMPULSORY

Kiran Mandla

Heba Elgamal

Ruben Woodin Deschamps

Richard Savage

Joshua Dadson

Ty Hack

Miles Lacey

Bill Rae Smith

Ciaran Beale

Supple Nam

Mata Marielle

Issac Poleon

Matthew Josephs

Natalie Roar

Hannah Ashby Ward

Lane Casting

Ed Cooper

The Mill

Lee Fairweather

Kat Cattaneo

Holly Dawkins

Luca Chirico

Joy Crookes 'Feet Don't Fail Me Now' by Taz Tron Delix

Joy Crookes - Feet Don't Fail Me Now (Official Video)

In celebration of the exhibition Allez La France!&nbsp;at Saatchi Yates, the London gallery and exhibiting artists collaborated with British jazz drummer and 2020 Mercury Prize nominee&nbsp;Moses Boyd on a unique composition made in response to the works in the exhibition - performed by Boyd, and captured by&nbsp;French filmmaker&nbsp;François Larpin.Boyd's piece was inspired by the work of&nbsp;Hams Klemens, Jin Angdoo, Kevin Pinsembert and Mathieu Julien - who&nbsp;make up the French collective also known by their contemporaries as “Moderne Jazz”. They began their work between Marseille and Paris, painting on walls and under tunnels, creating large abstract works that existed exclusively within public spaces. This is the first time that the French collective have been shown together, within a gallery space.Moses Boyd is popularly known for blending multiple genres into jazz to create various new sub-genres, and&nbsp;has described his own music as "an extension of black music, the diaspora" which draws influence from afrobeats, soca, reggae, drum and bass and jungle music. This performance acts as an introduction to a forthcoming film about the intersection between art and jazz, centered around the four artists showing at the Allez La France exhibition - also directed by François Larpin.

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