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Syd Harmony

A woman falls in love with the Fatberg - yes, you heard right - in Eoin Glaister's marvellously&nbsp;entertaining return to music videos for Sam Dust, aka LA Priest.It's a tale both charming and ludicrous - in other words, classic Eoin Glaister territory - as a house cleaner (played by comedy actor&nbsp;Juliet Cowen) peers into a street drain on her way home from a hard day's work, and sees an&nbsp;amorphous blob of grease and fat - who looks back at her. And they fall head-over-heels for one another...What follows is a both lovely and a little bit disgusting, as Cowen ventures into the sewer system to properly meet the Fatberg, and we follow the inevitable steps of the relationship - the wooing, the (ahem) physical relationship, the arguments, the peace offerings of wet wipes and non-biodegradable products down the loo. And like all stories of star-cross'd lovers, it's not going to end well - but even then, love prevails. Kind of...[imgtoken data:1]It's Eoin Glaister's second video for Sam Dust, formerly of Late of the Pier, as LA Priest, and was shot in London over two days on 16mm.&nbsp;“The first video I made with LA Priest involved letting an untrained pack of dogs lick liver paste out of his ears, so I was somewhat surprised to get a call regarding It’s You -&nbsp;but&nbsp;needless to say l leapt," he says. “The track is about someone falling in love with a mermaid, but the time of year meant I kept running into safety issues with any water-based ideas. A fatberg provided an altogether greasier route."A few Mighty Boosh references later and we were away. Eternally grateful to the fabulous crew who went above and beyond to bring this to life on Valentine’s Day and to our stars, veteran genius Juliet Cowan, and Vanessa Del Bosco whose zen-like patience made the project possible. Watch out for a fabulous Flusher cameo from LA Priest.”

United Kingdom

Eoin Glaister

Shea Coleman

Stink Films

Dom Mckiernan

Peter Bishop

Milo Brown

Evangeline Perkins

Aloha Kulieshova

Greg Probert

Hugo Harris

Florence Jones

Molly Whiteley

Agnieska Kukulka

James Forbes-Robertson

Trim Editing

Alex Gregory

No.8

Rob Akin

Spirit View

Juliet Cowan

Alternative

LA Priest 'It's You' by Eoin Glaister

LA Priest - It's You (Official Video)

Noel Paul directs a suitably uncanny promo for Baxter Dury - the first of a series of videos ffor the lugubrious singer-songwriter.The video for&nbsp;Aylesbury Boy is a feverish, super-vibrant trip into Dury's subconscious. In the song, he is recounting moments from his own youth; in Paul's nightmarish&nbsp;approximation,&nbsp;he's terrorised by a devil, some goblins and a bunch of school kids.&nbsp;With cinematography by Ramzi Hibri,&nbsp;this has an otherworldly atmosphere, in the vein of Paul's&nbsp;UKMVA-winning video for Black Midi's Sugar/Tzu. Abstract imagery clashes head-on with a soft, almost romantic aesthetic, which creates an&nbsp;uncomfortabl yet riveting atmosphere, which seems to reflect a certain personal version of Hell.“Wes Anderson, The Shining, Jabberwocky...&nbsp;Noel has made something so intuitive and beyond my expectations," says Baxter Dury of the video for Aylesbury Boy. "It reminds me of how inventive and creative video making used to be and still can be.”[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;

Charlotte Brason

Sholto Price

Noel Paul

Manoela Chiabai

FRIEND

Ramzi Hibri

Danny Herman

Rose Esme Lucas

Lucy James

Indie

Rock

Baxter Dury 'Aylesbury Boy' by Noel Paul

Baxter-Dury-'Aylesbury-Boy'-by-Noel-Paul

A robot boyband take the world by storm in Maxim Kelly's alternative history of computing and artificial intelligence for Hot Chip - in which music video takes an even more important role...&nbsp;&nbsp;For Broken, taken from the band's recently released eighth album Freakout/Release, we follow the engaging story of Jerry Fairchild, creator of the Fairchild 7000, and its role in turning computer nerds into music video directors (including one named Jon Glazer). That is the introduction&nbsp;to the 'proper' video that features anonymous, frequently multiplying android pop stars, busting moves in a familiar white-syc studio.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]As in some of his previous work - perhaps most notably the video for shame's Nigel Hitter - Kelly reworks obscure vintage corporate film footage to create the foundations for his concept.Then he has created his robot boyband by adding cool robot mask prosthetics&nbsp;to a trio of denim-clad dancers presenting them in a pop video, rooted in the classic form. And that is hugely effective for a song that is at the catchy pop-end of Hot Chip's musical&nbsp;spectrum.[imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“I’m intrigued by AI machines doing artwork," says Kelly. "In the future, robots and computers might make music videos too - and this is what I imagine the first will look like."I referenced the boyband videos I grew up watching on MTV - overly sentimental with emotional and gut-wrenching performances. In this video, soulless androids run through all the motions and cliches of these videos with deadpan robotic precision. It’s a pop video with all the entertaining and watchable bits taken out.”

Maxim Kelly

Eleri Evans

Sachin Chande

Caviar

Samira Conteh

Afzal Robbani

Matthew Emvin Taylor

Malte Huebner

Lucy Bradley

Beau Pritchard-James

John Phillips

Laurent Arnaud

Robert Smith

Begona F.Martin

Celia Arias

Kloe Dean

Tom Mangham

Black Kite Studios

Steve Shaw

John Moule

Domino Records

Hands 

Hot Chip 'Broken' by Maxim Kelly

Hot Chip - Broken (Official Video)

A young maid finds herself at a crossroads, in Maxim Kelly's mesmerising promo for Ethel.&nbsp;Waiting hand and foot on a slightly surreal family, we see the main character run errands and try to stay out of the way, as the father figure&nbsp;lip-syncs to the track, getting oppressively close to her wherever she tries to escape to.&nbsp;Ending with a climactic dance in the living room - performing to the awkwardly apathetic parents and daughter - the video is haunting and contemplative, echoing films from French and Korean arthouse cinema. A subtle manipulation of the textures of the image at certain points also heightens the surreality of the concept, which creates an unnerving atmosphere.[imgtoken data:1]“Initially I thought Ethel should be the main character and do the dance at the end, and I always had this image from this French film called My American Uncle, where it’s like a little girl standing up at a table," Kelly explains.&nbsp;"I originally had that image in my head for a rap video, but it didn’t really make sense to the song. I wanted this to feel more like surreal so then as I started finding more imagery. It kind of transpired that maybe the maid was the more interesting character.”

Ginny Kerr

Myana Van Cuijenborg

Dave Frost

Lewes Bridson

Marianthi Hatzikidi

Sam Katz

Riaz Ahmed

Ollie Ford

Sacchin Chande

Phillips Nortey

Arran Green

Elena Diaz

Vid Price

Stephen Harakis

The Murder Capital 'Ethel' by Maxim Kelly

The Murder Capital - Ethel (Official Video)

A battle ensues for Wizkid's heart, in CHILD's stylish, UK-shot promo for Bad To Me.&nbsp;On the set of a contemporary TV show, we are introduced to various behind the scenes staff, including a showrunner the artist is romantically involved in.&nbsp;Between the glitzy performance setups and entertaining vignettes, we see this romance develop as several other women have their eye on him.&nbsp;It's a glamorous affair, from the slick styling through to the effervescent lighting, and the video is already racking up the views in the millions.&nbsp;

Lane Casting

Karen Binns

CHILD

Dasha Deriagina

De La Revolucion

MrMr

freenjoy

Camille Yorrick

Tom Nowell

Joel Honeywell

Chanel Parkinson

Alasdair Copland

Callum Watt

Ernest Tu

Joel Spence

Mikey Boats

Shamara Roper

Emma Miles

Laura Cairney-keize

Luke Morrison

Electric Theatre Collective

Mikko Ruostila

Wizkid 'Bad To Me' by CHILD

Wizkid-'Bad-To-Me'-by-Child

Maxim Kelly creates an off-kilter tribute to '90s rave culture for Belief&nbsp; -&nbsp;the experimental dance music&nbsp;project of Stella Mozgawa&nbsp;and Boom Bip - featuring an impish dance elf who finds himself in an empty office. With a birthday cake.&nbsp;The video for Dreams, sees this intriguing&nbsp;character - played by Mark Crawley - break into expressive moves, as he confusedly comes to terms with his surroundings, and begins to sense&nbsp;the nearby presence of another figure: his somewhat hairier döppelgänger.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]In keeping with the era and the mood that he and DoP Arthur Loveday were trying to evoke, Kelly chose to shoot the video on MiniDV - the domestic format that was state-of-the-art back in the early 90s. But it is also composed and lit to make the format look as professional&nbsp;as possible, which gives the footage a&nbsp;distinctive&nbsp;high-end lo-fi quality.Kelly says that the video was inspired by watching rave footage from the 90s, and marvelling at "people looking their worst but feeling their best, and dancing the night away" - and also a certain kind of video from the era.&nbsp;"There’s a sub-genre of music video which became very popular for a time. It’s just one person dancing in a pertinent space. I wanted to make my version of that video. Almost like a parody."[imgtoken data:2]He adds that the&nbsp;decision to shoot on MiniDV was an aesthetic choice, and a homage to 90s rave footage. "Early on, Arthur Loveday and I decided to imagine that we were making a music video with the best technology we had available - and work to make it look as good as possible," he says."People today, when they shoot MiniDV, try to make it look bad, jerky and add glitches. But the technology is still great, and you can get some stunning results if you take the time and care to shoot it appropriately. And, it doesn’t hurt if you have Tom Mangham at Black Kite grading it too!”

Victor Shikhatov

Arthur Loveday

Pearce Crowley

Georgia Olive

Esme Horn

Mark Crawley

Thomas Mangham

Zoe Davis

Lex Records

Dance

Electronic

Belief 'Dreams' by Maxim Kelly

BELIEF - DREAMS (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Lucy Bridger directs a stirring promo for Tom Chaplin's Midpoint, starring acclaimed actress Niamh Cusack.&nbsp;Acting as a comeback for the Keane frontman, the video&nbsp;tells the story of Joan Day, a 65 year old country singer - played by&nbsp;Cusack.When Joan comes to London for a show, she decides to reconnect with her estranged daughter (Casey Bird). When they meet, Joan tries to come to terms with her choice to choose the romantic life of a nomadic musician over motherhood.Full of tender, poignant moments, the video reflects on family, regret and ageing.&nbsp;The subject matter is handled masterfully by Lucy Bridger, who will make you smile one moment, and then tear&nbsp;up the next.&nbsp;"Often women are made to feel that motherhood is the only path," notes Bridger.&nbsp;"I wanted to tell a story about a complex woman, who imperfectly rejected this to pursue an independence that fulfils her."

Road Casting

Athene Aristocleous

April Church

Lucy Bridger

Agile Films

Faye Purcell

Edward Heredia

Luciana Riso

Precious Mahaga

Sana Khan

Alice Carlet

Julian Lalinde

Freddie Stopler

Jack Williams

The Assembly Rooms

Jonny Thorpe

Glassworks

Arts & Crafts

Niamh Cusack

Casey Bird

Tom Chaplin 'Midpoint' by Lucy Bridger

Tom-Chaplin-'Midpoint'-by-Lucy-Bridger

Maxim Kelly has created a fabulous fever dream of a Western - shot in blinding black and white - for&nbsp;experimental rock combo black midi.The song Eat Men Eat - from the forthcoming album Hellfire - is a typically eclectic fusion-jam (Rock meets Flamenco!), with lyrics by vocalist Cameron Picton, about two men and their quest to overcome the cruel captain of a mining facility. That's the starting point for Kelly's interpretation where two prospectors become embroiled a similarly overbearing personality, and their efforts to poison him.That barely does justice to the sense of abandon and euphoria, laced with doom and destruction, that powers the story. It features a compelling&nbsp;performance by Calvin Cornwall as 'the captain', luminous cinematography by&nbsp;Pieter Snyman, a brilliantly unhinged edit by music video editing legend&nbsp;Vid Price.&nbsp;Kelly also incorporates a characteristic&nbsp;multi-media element,&nbsp;which adds to the strange surreal silent movie atmosphere.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“The story starts in the desert with two men engaged in a desperate search for missing friends," says Cameron Picton of the song.&nbsp;"Their quest leads them to a strange mining facility which, despite a death of natural resources in the area, opens its door for even stranger hosts to welcome them.”Kelly adds that meant the story was already largely in place when it came to making the video.&nbsp;"I just worked to visualise that narrative whilst staying true to the band’s vision and songwriting," he says.&nbsp;"So, I had this idea in my head of an old silent movie aesthetic with inter-titles. But every now and then it turns into a 'talkie'&nbsp;with parts of lip-syncing."It’s a structurally unusual song, so it’s wonderful when a track like this comes along and forces you to break your usual patterns and habits and push yourself as a director.“I first listened to black midi in 2018 when my friend recorded a live performance in his studio for NTS Radio. I think this might be one of their first-ever recordings, and it blew me away. So I’m thrilled to have the honour of making their latest music video."

Aisha Kemp

Phin Shaughnessy-Symons

Pieter Snyman

Oliver Bingham

Charlotte Hayde

Joe Mulvihill

James Duffy

Melissa Davies

Rough Trade

black midi 'Eat Men Eat' by Maxim Kelly

black midi - Eat Men Eat

Lava La Rue heads out for a trippy night out in London&nbsp;with her friends, in Paul Herrmann's absorbing video for the blissful High Fidelity.The Berlin-based director creates a colourful, soulful mood, populated by a riveting cast of supporting characters, that is both super-cool and super-lovely. And that is very much in keeping with the style and&nbsp;vibe of Lava and her associate artists in the Nine8 Collective in the past few years.There's even a sweet cameo&nbsp;by fellow Nine8 creative Biig Piig, sultrily appearing on TV screens during the course of this memorable, mesmerizing evening.&nbsp;

Ellie Walker

Paul Herrmann

Scarlett Anderson

Nicola Sheppard

Shaun Waldie

Nathalie Pitters

Tommy McMahon

Anil Duru

Nastya Cherkasyuk

Molly Hackney

Tsuyoshi Tamai

Dasha Taivas

Emma Regan

Josh Mannox

Belal Hibri

Denis Reva

Lucid Post

Soul

Lava La Rue ft Biig Piig 'High Fidelity' by Paul Herrmann

Lava-La-Rue-'High-Fidelity'-by-Paul-Herrmann

Niall Trask directs a Lord Of The Flies-inspired promo for DC Gore.&nbsp;In the video for I Like You, we see the artist lead a dishevelled bunch of brass instrument-playing kids, as they collect the remains of their crash-landed aircraft from Pett Level beach, in East Sussex.&nbsp;The enigmatic video cuts between their present situation - trying their best to survive and get help - and the moments leading up to the crash, creating a heightened, tense atmosphere that lingers until the final moment.&nbsp;

Niall Trask

Dan Matthews

OB Management

Ramshackle Productions

Rob Jarvis

Klim Jurevucius

Alice Denny

Faith Powell

Marnie Perkins

Aimee Loosely

Michael Pearce

Domino Recording Co.

DC Gore 'I Like You' by Niall Trask

Dc-Gore-'I-Like-You'-by--Niall-Trask

Anuk Rohde directs a&nbsp;death-defying promo for iconic rockers Def Leppard.&nbsp;The video for Kick centres on&nbsp;a Wall Of Death carnival show, intercut between bikers' stunt driving and the group performing in the centre&nbsp;of the cylindrical structure.&nbsp;A cast of eccentric characters make up the supporting crowd - who watch on and celebrate the high octane event - and&nbsp;a series of portrait vignettes&nbsp;outside of the venue showcases the distinctive styling and makeup.&nbsp;The cinematography jumps between a grimy, shabby&nbsp;aesthetic and slow shutter black and white setups, which adds a textural, raw vibe to the&nbsp;concept.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3]

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