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Vicente Ben

Director duo Grandmas present a bold, surreal vision for Hurts, with a striking juxtaposition&nbsp;of human emotion&nbsp;and exotic birdlife.&nbsp;Hurts frontman Theo Hutchcraft&nbsp;is a wild, overwrought presence, striding purposefully through a&nbsp;city at night, thrown into shapes and distortions by the track. The city is mostly empty, apart from the sporadic appearance of spectacular ornothology: flamingo, vulture, and stork.The birds represent the themes of toxic love and regrowth described in the passionate track Somebody: the carrion-pecking vulture embodies the idea of parasitic love; the flamingo, represents the colourful and limitless vision of what could be on the horizon; and the stork, displays the&nbsp;opportunity for a new beginning.At some points&nbsp;Hutchcraft seems to be taking on the mannerisms of the birds, in a stand-out, intense performance, as he powers through the night. And the&nbsp;cinematic feel of the piece is elevated by striking cinematography - care of DoP Nick Morris&nbsp;- and off-kilter choreography, perfectly encapsulating the painful transition from a toxic past to an optimistic future.

United Kingdom

GRANDMAS

Manoela Chiabai

Black Dog Films

Martin Roker

Harry Morgan

James Dyer

Nick Morris

Phil Heron

Peter Bishop

Natasha Lawes

John Holloway

Matthieu Toullet

Ben Stonehouse

Theo Hutchcraft

John Hassay

7 Seven Management

Synth-Pop

New Wave

Alternative

Hurts 'Somebody' by Grandmas

Hurts-'Somebody'-by-Grandmas

Phil Poole brings the unhinged energy of his acclaimed videos for Slaves to punky London duo Freak&#39;s attempt to rob a cornershop, when only a couple of things can stop them - their sheer incompetence, and a super-keen shop&nbsp;employee called Sam.This enjoyable romp is Poole&#39;s first since <a href="http://blindeyefilms.com/directors/phil-poole" target="_blank">signing to Blindeye Films</a>, following in the in-your-face style of his videos for Slaves - including the NME Best Video Award-winner for Consume Or Be Consumed - Marmozets and Cerebral Ballzy.&nbsp;

Phil Poole

Emily Vincent

Blindeye Films

Jack Lightfoot

Matthew Vahey

Matthew Farrant

Jack Knott

Alice Howlett

Lock It In

Rock

Freak 'No Money' by Phil Poole

FREAK - No Money (Official Video)

Richard Hunter has created this wicked one-shot video for London indie rock band&nbsp;Zibra&#39;s&nbsp;Wasted Days set in a north London bowling alley,&nbsp;following a woman as she beomes possessed by the song and as strolls&nbsp;through place, gets lots more people&nbsp;to join in on the fun.&nbsp;And for Richard, it meant&nbsp;achieving a long-held ambition, as he explains below, eventually...&nbsp;&nbsp;

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