Struggling for vulnerability, a frustrated dancer begins tearing away the facade of their own identity in Soo Hahn's hypnotic video for enigmatic alt-electronic outfit Holybones.The video for What You Talk is all about the dancer in a white studio, their continuous movement and rapidfire editing mainly obscuring their features. The level of suspense continues as their blank masklike visage is revealed and then the dancer begins to peel away at the prosthetics.“For the video, we wanted to see a dancer bursting with attitude in blank space," Holybones have commented. "We wanted it to be bare and focussed entirely on the performance, just like the song. We called up Soo [Hahn] who put together an incredible idea centred around layers of identity being peeled away; they absolutely crushed it."

Daniel Sannwald's video for Arca's Sola, a visually arresting piece set against the backdrop of a vast and desolate desert landscape, explores solitude and inner tension through a series of carefully crafted practical effects.Rather than relying on CGI, the production favours practical, real-time visuals: soft pink powder explosions, drifting coloured smoke, and subtle pyrotechnic displays unfold in slow motion, adding texture and weight to the environment. These effects were performed live on location, bringing a raw and tangible dimension to this experimental music video.The use of natural lighting enhances the authenticity of the imagery, allowing every movement and material to breathe. The camera moves with restraint, giving space to Arca’s presence and to the surrounding elements. The result is a powerful audiovisual experience that balances emotional vulnerability with a sense of poetic grandeur.By merging contemporary music performance with visual art, Sola positions itself as more than just a music video — it becomes a cinematic meditation on isolation, softness, and resilience.

For a Talking Heads classic - their greatest early song - arrives a new video, delivered by director Mike Mills and actor Saoirse Ronan. And its a remarkable and brilliant thing to behold, addressing one of the most important subjects of all: what goes on between our ears.Saoirse Ronan plays a woman who's mental state is in a constant state of flux. We find this out by following her repeatedly through her daily routine, that often-employed device that's given its own twist here: while the surroundings repeat, her character is never the same twice. We are observing a woman in the hold of her bi-polarity - or multi-polarity. It's an outstanding performance, as one might expect from a screen actor of her quality, but although it arguably looks like it could come from an independent movie that Mills might direct and Ronan star in, here she's delivering a new version of herself in each accelerated day, within a few brief moments.The impact is to take the viewer on their own journey, from observation to understanding to ultimately, relating to the character - all while listening to one of the great punk/post-punk tracks of all. She's out there, but actually, as she navigates her way through the quotidian grind, how different is she from the rest of us?

Emile Moutaud directs a mesmerising promo for Blondshell - aka singer-songwriter Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum - capturing a female diver's internal struggle. The video for Event Of A Fire takes place in a swimming pool and locker room, where the lead character, played by up-and-coming actress Ghjuvanna Benedetti, is one of several young women divers - but as a junior member of the group, lacking the easy confidence of her peers.Interweaving moments of introspection with spectacular shots of other girls' diving - and a vantage point from the bottom of the pool - the video explores the tension between the main character's emotional turmoil and the routine of her craft and performance.Thought-provoking, still and meditative, it's the kind of video that transports you to another world, another body, and allows you to experience life through someone else's eyes for a few minutes. It also dovetails beautifully with the brooding introspection of the song - and that's complemented by brief appearances by Blondshell at the poolside, in wide shot like an outside observer. Lovely work by Moutaud, a director and photographer whose previous work includes the prizewinning promo for Andrew Savage's Elvis In The Army.