Justin D. Heron directs a thought-provoking promo for metal band We Don't Ride Llamas. The riotous visual for 2-INCH GRAVE features a tireless performance from the group, set in a white cyc studio with projected backgrounds and cutaway vignettes. The track was written in the memory of residents who died in Winter Storm Uri in 2021, as explained by the director below: "On February 10 2021, Winter Storm Uri tore through the state of Texas, dumping several inches of snow, covering the streets in ice, and leaving thousands of denizens without power for days in below-freezing temperatures. Despite having been warned about the severity of the storm well ahead of time, owners of the privatized power grid decided that weather-proofing wasn’t in their best interest."246 human deaths were recorded across 77 Texas counties, but the actual number is estimated to be closer to 900 due to the deaths of the houseless members of our community. This song was written to honor their memory and to protest against the greed that claimed their lives."An inspired visual which visualises the themes of the track, whilst simultaneously calling out those who let the situation happen. Great work.

David Carrizales directs a stirring promo for Renata Flores. Pachamama is the most sacred deity of the Incas. Mother of hills and men, ruler of harvests and earthquakes, nurturer of life. In her new music video, Renata Flores embodies Pachamama to warn us about the damage beyond repair that humans are inflicting on the planet each day.Shot in Lima, Perú, the video takes viewers to La Chira beach, the pulsing streets of Callao, the crowded grocery market of Trujillo and a Santería (a religious shop), where the artist cries and dances hypnotically as a form of protest - as an undeniable way to make us stop looking the other way and start facing the music.Carrizales experiments with rich colour palettes and juxtaposition to craft a world of extremes: beauty and strength, aesthetics and energy, nature and concrete.

Denisha Anderson directs a powerful state-of-the-nation vision of inner-city London to accompany the towering collaboration of those veterans of dance and grime, The Bug and Flowdan.The video to Pressure - the second single from The Bug's new album Fire - begins with an intro scene designed by Anderson to reflect the opening lyrics, in which we see distorted images of Boris Johnson and Priti Patel and crowds protesting, before cutting to Flowdan. His powerful performance is delivered against the backdrop of brutalist architecture, creating the feeling of being boxed-in within the harsh concrete setting. Eventually he takes over the screens previously monopolised by politicians and protest footage.Anderson intersects Flowdan's down-the-barrel performance with shots of the him and The Bug on the staircase of an inner London tower block, and of an urban landscape bereft of people - with the exception of two characters running away from camera, as if from an unseen threat.The video was shot across East and South London in a day, with the intense edit that follows perfectly complementing the track. The result, from the director with videos for Oscar Jerome and Wu-Lu to her credit, is something that feels both contemporary and timeless.“The claustrophobic energy was used to give space to those in estates, living upon one another and repeatedly ignored by those in power,” explains Anderson. “In choosing these locations, Flowdan becomes the voice of the people."Hence the reason for him taking over TV screens, because now is the time to listen... '...Wait for the revolution but the revolution can’t start, We affi go bludclart start it.'"