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Josh Thornton-Allan directs an strikingly art directed performance&nbsp;promo for James Bay's Give Me The Reason.&nbsp;Effortlessly elegant, the video centres on Bay's emotional performance of the song, further elevated by impressive art direction and inspired lighting.The emblematic backdrop of a glowing orange sun provides a canvas for some striking silhouettes, and matches the emotive thematic elements in the lyrics.“I was really interested in the work of Olafur Eliasson, an artist who uses large scale light constructions in his work - particularly monochromatic light,” explains Thornton-Allan. “This seemed like a really unique way to explore the shifting emotionality of a dying relationship."We approached the lighting from a purely practical position, creating a monochromatic lighting setup with our giant sun and then during the chorus filling James with colour using regular, chromatic spotlights.”&nbsp;It is a perfect example of simplicity done right, and a promising comeback for the singer-songwriter, in anticipation of his third studio album.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

United Kingdom

Kirsty Oldfield

Andrew Patrick

Karen Clarkson 

Josh Thornton-Allan

Finn James

Mouthpiece

Hello Love

Jon Wong

Hélio Ribeiro

Kai Blamey Nguyen

Justin Theodore

Shane De Almeida

Josh Ighodaro

Charlie Cullen

Homespun

Jonny Thorpe 

Glassworks

James Sieradzki

Republic Records

Singer-songwriter

James Bay 'Give Me The Reason' by Josh Thornton-Allan

James Bay - Give Me The Reason (Official Music Video)

Francis Wallis directs a playful performance promo for Kawala, featuring the group in a perpetually expanding universe of parallel rooms and scenarios.The video boasts a fun, conceptual aesthetic which more than lives up to the name of the track, inspired by the&nbsp;Droste effect. It's&nbsp;put to excellent use here, with a contemporary, slick twist, which feels suited to the cinematic world built within the video.&nbsp;With a trippy edit and brilliant performances all-round, the concept has the right balance of effects and live-action, and feels really fresh.&nbsp;"The lyrical content immediately made me think of the Droste-style effect, which is basically the effect of a picture recursively appearing within itself," explains Wallis.&nbsp;"Creating this visual landscape for our chorus meant that we could repeat our scenes rhythmically, bringing a hypnotic sense of repetitiveness within our variations that felt perfectly suited to this track."Most importantly this felt like a great way to highlight that sense of disorientation and at times claustrophobia that often comes when relationships are on the rocks or at the end of their course in the way that Jim sings about."[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Sarah Asmail

April Hughes

Patricia Humm

Francis Wallis

India Bradshaw

OB Management

FAMILIA

Ailsa Robertson

James Duffy

Thomas English

Isusko Garcia

Llwellyn Harrison

Irys Steel

Robyn Rowan

Vlad Barin

CHEAT

Szabolcs Moradi

Cabbage Film Factory

Indie

Kawala 'Hypnotized' by Francis Wallis

KAWALA - Hypnotized (Official Music Video)

Francis Wallis explores the idea of an interconnected society, in his&nbsp;promo&nbsp;for&nbsp;the enigmatic Spencer Ramsay.&nbsp;Intermixing retrofuturistic graphics and high-tech themes, the anachronistic video for Love With You follows a scientist who develops an artificial intelligence, and has to teach her what it means to be alive.&nbsp;Hallucinogenic patterns and luminescent tattoos add a psychedelic streak to the concept, allowing viewers to experience the otherworldly circumstances the artificial intelligence finds herself in.&nbsp;

Jerome Danvers

Ryan Morgan

Eno Enefiok

David Wright

Benjamin Smith

Iona Greaves

Massimo Fillipe

Johnny Savage

Jenny Meister

Adrian Rux

Jonny Tully

Stephanie Lavington

Louis Danckwerts

Polydor Records

Dance

Spencer Ramsay 'Love With You' by Francis Wallis

Spencer-Ramsay--'Love-With-You-'-by-Francis-Wallis

In Thomas Ralph's video for Prospa, the young protagonist embarks on a remarkable journey - after his death.For the UK dance-electronic act's increasingly euphoric Want Need Love, Ralph confronts&nbsp;some well-worn nostrums about the Afterlife, and then gives them a proper rave-style makeover. This out-of-body experience bears all the&nbsp;hallmarks of a seriously psychedelic experience.&nbsp;This is partly due&nbsp;to Ralph collaborating with macro photographers Chris Parks and Roman Hill on sequences that echo sequences from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Altered States,&nbsp;and beyond. As a result this road traffic accident victim passes experiences extraordinary beauty as he transitions to his&nbsp;new post-Life reality.[imgtoken data:1]

Thomas Ralph

Daniella Manca

Thomas Hoffman

Caviar

Nina De Taye

Jordan Vanschel

Didier Frateur

Tim Janssens

Flup Marinus

Daphne Zwanenberg

Angela Hart

Felipe Szulc

Martin Goodwin

Margaux Baruch

Nomad Editing Company

Hands London

Marco Grey

Polydor

Electronica

Prospa 'Want Need Love' by Thomas Ralph

Prospa - WANT NEED LOVE (Official Video)

Olivia Rose directs a celestial, otherworldly promo for Lancey Foux.&nbsp;Known for reinterpreting masculinity through a female gaze in both her&nbsp;photography and video projects, Rose's concept exists in a parallel space and time, evidenced by surreal imagery - a fish covered in luminescent butterflies, as an example - and a soft, introspective performance, leaning into a certain vulnerability that shapes the entire narrative.&nbsp;It's a wonderful, unexpected vision, and one of the most unique promos of the year, arriving just a couple of weeks before 2020 finally ends.&nbsp;

Olivia Rose

Francois Larpin

Voodoo Pictures

Rob Rogan

Giselle Garcia

Amelia Hazlerigg

Benji Kirkman

Nathan Lloyd 

Jonny Boomer

Ciaran Beale

Nick Royal

Marina Belfon-rose

Black Kite Studios

Tamara Mennell

Jim Spartling

James Hackett

Virgin EMI

Richard Fearon

Alternative/ Indie

Lancey Foux 'Poison' by Olivia Rose

Lancey-Fouxx-'Poison'-by-Olivia-Rose

Obaro Ejimiwe aka Ghostpoet emerges from the darkness in this oozey, surreal&nbsp;nightmare directed&nbsp;by Thomas James.This is a change-up from James' usual emphasis on narrative, but it is such a singular&nbsp;visceral performance video that is has its own emotional impact. With Ejimiwe performing while covered at times in a treacle-like substance, it's&nbsp;viscerally, uncomfortably&nbsp;gooey - beautifully shot by Diana Olifirova.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Thomas James

Jamie Gamache

Connor O'Hara

OB Productions

Sam Holmes

Joe Starrs

Diana Olifirova

Dan Villanueva

Adam Farquharson

Simon Battensby

Cynthia Lawrence John

Amp; Big Buoy

Alice Clark

Richard

#039; Russell

#039;stretch

Lowkey Films

Sean Mayo

PIAS

Jakob Gierse

Alternative

Ghostpoet 'Concrete Pony' by Thomas James

Ghostpoet – Concrete Pony (Official Video)

Francis Wallis decries society’s addiction to screen culture in this taut, idealistic video for Naughty Boy.Calum Scott performs in a flashing subway carriage, packed out with commuters glued to their cel-phones. Meanwhile, a fed-up protagonist makes it his personal mission to rid the city of phones. The two storylines converge, and in a momentary blackout, he swipes a carriage-worth of phones.As you might expect, there is an uproar. Which is quickly subdued by an impromptu dance party.There is some grand, sweeping photography from Scott Siricusano, who tranforms cold screen light into a unique motif.

Natalie Uglow

Toby Walsham

Izzy Hameed

Scott Siricusano

Kyle Frank

Shaw Fisher

Simona Cristea

Coffee & TV

Naughty Boy ft Calum Scott 'Undo' by Francis Wallis

Naughty-Boy-Ft-Calum-Scott--'Undo'-by-Francis-Wallis

As the sun rises, Liam Bailey gives a&nbsp;heartfelt&nbsp;performance of a song that confronts the issues of&nbsp;self-hate and rebirth, in another collaboration with James Beale.&nbsp;&quot;This time I had some things to write about,&quot; says Bailey.&nbsp;&quot;The idea of not being self-confident, not being able to look in the mirror and so on. So instead of hiding myself I wrote about those things, based on me looking in the mirror and writing while I was looking in the mirror.&quot;&quot;Liam and I wanted to create something that reflected this introspection,&quot; adds James Beale. &quot;We wanted light and dark. A moment alone where your mind goes over and over. Almost lost in the scale of everything else. But also including hope in the form of a new day. A simple visual that elevates the words.&quot;

James Beale

Jack Bingham

Joel Honeywell

Joseph Bicknell

First Access Entertainment

Liam Bailey 'You Saw The Devil In Me' by James Beale

Liam-Bailey-'You-Saw-The-Devil-In-Me'-by-James-Beale

Liam Bailey&#39;s collaboration with Maverick Sabre becomes a boozy heart-to-heart in an otherwise deserted London pub in James Beale&#39;s video for Brother, Why You Gotta Love Her.You gotta love a good old-fashioned lock-in.

Harry Wheeler

Pete Wade

Amy Dang

Peter Oppersdorff

Soul

Liam Bailey 'Brother, Why You Gotta Love Her' by James Beale

Liam-Bailey-'Brother,-Why-You-Gotta-Love-Her'-by-James-Beale

Zhang + Knight bring Nao into a discombulated world, where a night walk on a deserted street makes the telephone wires fizzle and burst into flame.It&#39;s a highly atmospheric showcase for Another Lifetime - the first track from the angel-voiced Nao&#39;s new album Another Lifetime - beautifully shot by Norm Li.

Zhang + Knight

Nick Hayes

FRIEND

Luke Tierney

Denis Kumeiko

Alex Savelov

Norm Li

Peter Bigboy

Daniel Dubrovsky

Dariia Lagenberg

Daniel de Vue

Victoria Waterhouse-taylor

Jam Casting Group

Laura Clayton

Kat Cattaneo

Sony Music

2332 Films

Nao 'Another Lifetime' by Zhang + Knight

Nao-'Another-Lifetime'-by-Zhang-+-Knight

Feisty girl singer Lion tumbles into an empty London theatre, and proceeds to make the whole&nbsp;building her performance space, in James Beale&#39;s freeflowing video for Self Control.From the back stairs and passages to the lighting rigs, backstage area and finally, on stage, this girl called Lion gives a memorably rousing performance.

Blink

Paul Weston

Collin Patterson

Kairo Jones

Anti Janhunan

Daisy Azis

Jessie Weston

Fiction

Richard Grewe

Murat Ersahin

Grant Phillips

Lion 'Self Control' by James Beale 

Lion-'Self-Control'-by-James-Beale-

J Hus, Mercury Prize-nominated for his album Common Sense, explores his&nbsp;time spent in prison in 2015 on the song&nbsp;Spirit. &quot;I wanted a song that could really resonate with people in that situation...I made this one to try to keep everyone&rsquo;s head up. It&rsquo;s a purely positive message,&rdquo;&nbsp;he has said. The video follows that mood with a vibrant portrait of life in Jamestown Accra, in Ghana, captured by Hugo Jenkins.Hugo captures the towns&rsquo; energy from the streets, markets and shanty towns, to the boxing gym and speedway circuit, and gathers&nbsp;some arresting visuals of the community at work and play, working in J Hus&#39;s performance too.&ldquo;I wanted to capture this spirit but also keep the essence of who J Hus is,&quot; he says. &quot;Capturing Hus on a miniature journey through Accra, meeting people and ending on an intimate show to me felt like the most authentic approach.&rdquo; &nbsp;

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