Shot in the Australian outback town of Coober Pedy, Confidence Man go buckwild in W.A.M. Bleakley's promo for Feels Like A Different Thing.This is a video that has it all... high-octane car racing in the desert, absurdly infectious dancing and otherworldly outfits, held together by wonderfully exaggerated performances. The location is the star of the show here, the stunning copper landscapes providing the perfect backdrop to the unabashed mayhem that ensues, and the burnt colour palettes perfectly contrast the light, airy vibes of the track.It's a superb sequel to Bill Bleakley's uplifting balloon-featuring video for the Aussie dance outfit's terrific single Holiday.

Alewya and Tom Ringsby head to the UK's only desert - Dungeness in Kent - in the intense, breathless promo for Jagna. Inspired by Discovery Channel clips of jaguars sprinting across the horizon, only letting the camera follow for a brief second before disappearing out of shot, the video is frenetic and abstract, and moves at a breakneck pace. Utilising various shutter speeds and intercutting day and night, DoP Karol Jurga creates a transcendent aesthetic, where danger could come from any corner - or perhaps it isn't really there at all. "Alewya just wanted to leg it for the whole video, so we put a Mad Max-crew together and headed for the desert with a spotlight, speaker and camera strapped to a car," explains Tom Ringsby. "The crew were insanely dedicated to making this work and we had a blast - until it got dark and rainy and we ran out of Snickers bars...."

Gus Dapperton and Channel Tres aren't quite cut out for the real estate life, in Kevin Lombardo's promo for Palms. Fixing up a caffeine high alone in his office, Dapperton goes on a sprawling adventure across Los Angeles, picking up featured artist Channel Tres on the way. Throwing shapes and taking smoke breaks at every opportunity, the pair don't get any work done at all - but Dapperton does manage to snag a beautiful apartment by the sea for a climactic romp in the water. Whether it's a fever dream or a day in the life of the worst real estate agent in California, that's up to the viewers, but the breezy adventure is a joy to watch, and shot in a deliriously fun manner.

Louis Browne directs a sensual promo for Jack Newsome's Arms. Taking place amid the vast landscapes of the California desert, the video presents a series of performance vignettes, where Newsome shows off some charismatic dance moves across several distinctive locations. Taking inspiration from the chorus of the song; 'What's the point of having arms if I can't wrap them around you?' director Louis Browne embraces the quarantine world and drops the artist into a world of isolation. A lover of films with American desert landscapes, like Paris, Texas and Nocturnal Animals, the UK-born director has found the perfect opportunity to explore shooting in such locations with the this video.

Tim Mattia continues his collaboration with Los Angeles based group LANY, with the video for You! Shot during sunset in the middle of the desert, the visual is pure performance with unabashed energy to boot. Beautifully shot by Justyn Moro, the minimalist props and art direction help keep the focus on the music and performance, whilst the forward-thinking fashion adds an edge that separates it from similar videos in the genre.

Enigmatic hip-hop artist M Huncho heads to the California desert in Kaz Ove's dynamic performance video for Pee Pee. Coasting down the deserted highway in a luxury sports car, M Huncho thrives in the derelict setting, radiating Mad Max vibes as he speeds and drifts across the isolated landscape. The vibrant video is punctuated with moments of surreal visual effects, the camera frenetically spinning and zooming as the artist performs. DoP Will Turner contrasts the high-energy concept with slow-motion shots of the models flipping their hair and performing choreography, adding a layer of offbeat dynamism.

Col3trane ponders the shifting and unpredictable sands of time in Oscar Hudson's hallucinatory double video for the teenage R&B singer/rapper's Fear & Loathing and Britney.Taking Hunter S Thompson's gonzo classic, referred to in the title of the first track, as his jumping off point, Oscar Hudson and his regular cameraman collaborator Ruben Woodin-Deschamps employ some imaginative in-camera techniques for each song, and create a work that tackles the big subjects: life, death, drugs and flowers. First of all, Col3trane finds himself in the desert, his mental state altered courtesy of interesting combinations of camera zooming and pixellation. Then he's joined by a companion, a Thompson-like figure, transported to the desert after dropping acid, via his bowl of soup. Rather too much acid, as it leads to a decline and demise that Hudson turns into a black comedy of timelapse. And then things start to move back to the beginning... “I always wanted to make a double video for Fear & Loathing and Britney," says Col3trane. "The acid reference is an obvious nod to Hunter S Thompson but it was Oscar’s idea for me and the other guy to turn up in each other’s trips. Oscar is an amazing talent to work with. The song is about being stuck in a loop that you can’t get out of, and he really brought that to life with the visual.”

Fredrik Lund-Hansen gives us a minimal distorted dance film for CFCF's Time Flies.In the heat of the desert, our eyes can deceive us. Mirages warp our perception of the world and ripples appear in solid objects - including people. Distorting and changing how we perceive what's in front of us, Lund-Hansen uses the heat of the desert and some colourfully-dressed dancers to toy with gender.