Douglas Hart and Steve Mackey - the former Pulp bassist-turned director - direct a grungy promo for Hot Chip's return with Down. The video is a lo-fi affair, blending gritty textures, abstract imagery and distorted layers of oversaturated footage. Paying homage to early music video experimentation, the compelling performances are contrasted against unusual, seemingly unrelated vignettes, which seem more inspired by the industrial beat than any lyrical content. It's all brought together in a terrific, kinetically-driven edit by Thomas Goldser.

Peter Haueis celebrates the early days of rave culture in a way that resonates with current times in the nostalgic promo for DJ Durbin. We live in strange times, where clubbing has now been everything from a health risk to something completely criminal. DJ Durbin and director Peter Haueis considered the questions: How can a club track be situated in the midst of a pandemic?Haueis found his answers in the atmosphere of the abandoned and rainy Port of Hamburg, which he aestheticizes with Nineties rave tristesse to convey the rollercoaster of emotions that has accompanied clubbers in recent months.“I knew the video had to be raw and impulsive," Haueis noted. "I came across excerpts from Rainald Götz's book Rave from 1998. Some aspects reflected exactly the feelings that, for me, made up the track in the course of a club night. It's about losing oneself in a free world of the underground, deep in the bass. It's about that moment, when you think you can dissolve yourself into the pulses of the strobe.”DJ Durbin agrees. “I wanted to raise a playful club bomb that constantly twists and turns and yet somehow holds together.” The resulting visual is soaked in a '90s VHS aesthetic, and has an anachronistic vibe which bridges the gap between the present day and the origins of rave culture.

Olivia Rose directs a stunning and harrowing promo for Zoe Wees' new track That’s How It Goes, featuring 6LACK.Exploring the power of facing your inner demons - and the empowerment that follows afterwards - we see the artists in an industrial complex, performing within hidden tunnels and concealed rooms. Elevated by sharp styling and enigmatic cinematography, it's a unique and effective concept, that is built upon Rose's masterful knowledge of how to direct performance. "Sometimes you need to find the darkness within to bring an idea to light," comments Olivia Rose. "That's How It Goes is an exploration of internal struggle and our inner demons - brought to life by the track itself."

Dan Massie directs an epic promo for James Arthur's September, shot live for The Late Late Show with James Corden. Inside an enormous, industrial warehouse space, James and his band perform against a wash of vivid red lights, appearing as tiny figures in relation to the gargantuan steel structure. The performance is full of heart and emotion, and the glossy cinematography adds a pure, feel-good pop vibe to the concept.

Fred Gervais directs a thrilling promo for PL & Wheelie's debut single, Barbe à Papa.The brainchild of actor/rapper Pierre-Luc Lafontaine and producer Wheelie, the duo intermix 90's hip-hop with elements of comedy, surrealism and industrial alternative rock. The frantic mix of genres is reflected in the hypnotic video, which flashes through a series of conceptual vignettes, sometimes relating to the lyrics and sometimes just representing a cool visual idea. The aesthetic pays homage to nostalgic Noughties videos - whilst simultaneously taking cues from the excess of contemporary Korean pop promos - and is totally and utterly absorbing from first frame to last.

Joseph Delaney directs an intense double-performance, counter-balancing the industrial/rock band Drownd with a group of contemporary dancers. Choreographed by Simon Donnellon, the dancers (from the Ballet Rambert school) feed off the raw aggression of the band in a deserted venue, and Delaney's surprising juxtaposition of the differing styles of performance pays off.

Finnish rapper Dilemma breaks the mould in Heini Susanne's effervescent promo for Kova. Celebrating culture, togetherness and a refreshing sense of vulnerability, the video - which also features the rap duo SOFA - shines a light on a variety of different personalities, assembling across a number of glossy performance vignettes. Eye-catchingly vivid and absorbing, the video cuts between pastel-washed setups in an industrial location, and a rather abstract black and white concept in the forest. One thing's for sure, Dilemma is here to shake up the status quo, and Heini Susanne is the perfect visual partner to help him do so.

Dan Searle directs a brooding, industrial promo for Architects. Packed full of haunting iconography and dilapidated textures, the video for Animals is led by an explosive performance and a series of punchy cutaways, which encompass the track's concept. Dark and exhilarating, this is a comeback to remember, and a great sign of things to come for the metalcore fivesome.