Xavier Dolan directs a rousing promo for Elton John & Brandi Carlile.The video for Swing For The Fences is an emotional exploration of sensuality and liberation. Featuring a brilliant dance performance at its core, the video ponders religion, expression and societal expectations with a stunning, anachronistic aesthetic. The track itself is an anthem for LGBT+ youth, and this theme is explored through the presence of an enigmatic love interest in the latter part of the video. Imagining a life of love, sensuality and freedom, it's a brilliant - and important - video, especially with LGBT+ rights being dismantled in the US and across the world.

The Reids continue their longstanding relationship with Mura Masa with another vibrant celebration of youth and movement, documenting a NYC-based project that revives the joyous act of 'Double-Dutch' skipping.The video for Jump showcases nonprofit Showdem, a group of dancers from the City on a mission to spread joy through movement. They come together to express themselves through the Double Dutch, the activity that first blossomed in the early hip hop era. They also bring their rope skills to the community, inviting the wider public to participate.Which is exactly what happens in the video, starting with the dancers' turns within the double skipping ropes before the group appear at a shopping mall for a demo and then get some of the onlookers involved. Blending docu-style camerawork with traditional performance visuals, the video is broken up by intimate, candid moments and a celebratory vibe that bleeds through every frame. A feelgood promo which showcases not only the group as a whole, but the charismatic individuals within it. And in that respect it certainly feels of a piece with the previous collabs between Mura Masa and The Reids over the past couple of years.

James Ogram directs an enrapturing promo for Lauren Auder.The video for I Would Die 4 U sees Lauren perform in a community hall, alongside a group of contemporary dancers. DoP Sam Hooper's painterly composition and sunset-soaked frames set the scene for the concept, which feels almost anachronistic in its presentation, contrasting traditional aesthetics with modern dance and movement. Another sterling effort from Ogram and team, marking the UKMVA-nominated director as one to watch this year.“I’ve always been struck by Bob Fosse’s approach to musicals," explains Ogram. "The dances are always located where they’d actually be, in rehearsals, at home or on stage. Lauren’s approach to the track was so intimate and honest that I felt her performance should be too.”

Stanley Brock directs an engrossing and enigmatic video for alt dance/electronic producer/DJ/artist Lauren Duffus, with imagery that mirrors the mysterious nocturnal mood of her music: Duffus wanders woozily through nighttime London in an astronaut suit...With considerable buzz around Duffus and her distinctive sound - mutating synths embellished by poignant keys and understated yet mellifluous vocals - Brock has delivered an impressive video for Need U More Than Ever where the first scene marks out its quirky unpredictability: Duffus appears from outer space in a gritty urban landscape, moving forwards as the world runs in reverse, then lights up a cigarette.Her progress takes various turns from then on - including a confrontation with another Earthbound 'astronaut'."I’ve been wanting to put someone cool in an astronaut suit for a while now," says Brock. "I’m not really sure why, I just think they look great. I had that image in my mind for ages, of someone walking slow-mo to camera in one, eventually lifting the visor and then just sparking something. Lucky for me Lauren is very cool and her music is amazing so it was pretty perfect."We both share a lot of inspirations and references (I think), such as a love for designer clothing, so it felt only right to slap a big pony on the suit, especially after seeing her Chief Keef remix. I love not having to really explain it, it’s part of the beauty of music videos for me. It doesn’t have to be so literal. Also it wouldn’t be a music video without a slow motion reverse burnout."I wanted it to feel a bit weird and slow and dreamy, until its not, until she is confronted by a lover or a friend, who’s been looking for her all night, worried sick - who was actually her lovely boyfriend Conor - and they have an argument that takes you back to reality for a strange and brief moment."Brock reveals that the astronaut was extremely valuable - apparently it was worn by Kevin Bacon in an EE ad - and it came with its own security detail, which caused him some anxiety. "It was essential for the video that the suit was proper," he continues. "Its all really about the image of her in the suit walking through the night. We did a big search and found there was only really one good one in the country, that needed to come with its own ‘handler’. This was a big worry as the whole shoot was kind of cowboy-style filming and I didn’t want the protecter of the suit to freak out, and we lose everything."Lucky for us, the 'suit guard' was George, one of the loveliest men I’ve come across. He’s travelled around the world with that suit."