Adam Kirschner - aka Noble Sun - is on the run from a mysterious intruder, in Vancouver-based director Devon Mussett's visceral promo for Sleepin'. Through a series of increasingly bizarre, dream-like vignettes, Kirschner drops in and out of four surreal worlds, before ultimately finding himself back in his bed with a woman he adores. The entertaining narrative structure - including moments of cartoonish ultraviolence and gore - makes this a standout visual with plenty to appreciate, from the wild set pieces to Kirschner's multifaceted performance."We threw together a incredible Canadian cast, a group of some of the best Vancouver filmmakers, some incredible local sponsors and a variety of unique Hollywood North locations to create the wild ride that is the Sleepin' music video," says Mussett."We used a mix of old school camera tricks and contemporary visual effects to create a film that makess you want to double back, to fully understand what just happened."

A futile struggle between twin brothers unravels in the shell of an old church, in Daniel Henry's poignant promo for Julien Baker. Sharing stories of various characters, all trying to hold on to a reality they once knew, the sentimental concept studies connection and yearning across different life experiences. Dustin Lane's cinematography experiments with desaturated colour palettes and long, drawn-out takes to allow the narrative to play out. The performances are also noteworthy, with each actor embodying complex emotions with their own quirks and subtle strokes of genius.

Raja Virdi directs his second video for Passenger, for the poignant A Song For The Drunk And Broken Hearted. Taking inspiration from Joker, we see Passenger and his band - all in clown make-up - play to an uninterested social club audience - intercut with multiple vignettes depicting the artist's unhappiness and willing to escape.The lovely cinematography by Pieter Synmanis the embodiment of downbeat mood of the song, with a depressed green colour palette and grimy aesthetic, creating a dichotomy between the seemingly upbeat music and the dark narrative.

Fenne Lily transcends the world as we know it in Tom Clover's brilliant visual for Solipsism. Defined as a theory that the "self" is all that can be known to exist, we follow Fenne as she eats a banana that triggers the undoing of her solipsism, and her sense of reality disintegrates before her very eyes. Cue an unhealthy obsession with bananas - with products such as sardines in banana sauce taking prime real estate on the shelves - a cameo from fellow artist Willie J Healey and a colour palette that feels like it's been pulled straight from a 90's episode of Goosebumps. Completely bonkers in the best way possible, the parallel-world, Lynchian vibes are perfectly suited to the enigmatic track, and the concept is riotous fun from start to finish.

Raja Virdi directs another of his signature one-shot live performances for Tom Walker. Shot on location at the beautiful Master Shipwrights House in Deptford, South East London, Tom has a striking emotional presence as he performs Wait For You alongside pianist Pete Lee, embodying the concept and energy of the track. Doubling up as DoP as well as director, Virdi uses mostly natural light to achieve the poignant aesthetic, alongside slow and deliberate camera movement to explore different perspectives of the artist.

Kodaline vocalist Steve Garrigan shows life through his perspective, in Mike Baldwin's intimate and canny video for Sometimes. Utilising a SnorriCam rig, the camera is focused on Garrigan's face throughout his daily routine, from band practice, drinks in a crowded bar, a walk on London streets, and including the inevitable lower moments that we all suffer from. The focus on his face at all moments is representative of anxiety, and having expectations of who you should be and what you should be doing, because it feels as though someone is always keeping check.Characteristic of many of Mike Baldwin's videos, this is simple in its concept, but turns out to be a very well-judged visual accompaniment to the powerful lyrics.