The Music Video Mini-List

[DarkImbecile]

Kristen Stewart directed a 14-minute, 3-song video for boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker)

[Feego]

Jungle Cherry

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Though you can trace a throughline all the way back to Give a Girl a Break, presenting an entire video choreographed in reverse so that it is played out "correctly" backwards is an impressive feat of choreographic planning, and that the video doesn't draw attention to the gimmick is what makes it rise above it as a genuinely compelling bit of dance. That said, as is already obvious from my comments here and elsewhere, I place a high value on videos that find new or interesting ways to use dance, as music videos are really where the energy and gusto of the classical Hollywood musical has gone

I'm pretty sure I clicked on Cherry back when Domino posted it in 2019, but by chance I stumbled onto another Jungle video on YouTube last night, Casio, having forgotten all about them. It's a well-choreographed single-take video, which apparently has become their thing lately. This led me through more of their recent videos, and my absolute favorite is Candle Flame.

[brundlefly]

While I wish Kasper Haggstrom's new video for Squid's "The Blades" had the courage to embrace its minimal "Bastards of Young" potential -- the same (though opposite) way I wish Yoonha Park's Gondry-Cyriak mash for "Swing (In a Dream)" was more rewardingly intricate -- it does succeed in filling its run time. And together with the literal Squid Game they released for "Undergrowth," these promos for their upcoming album are doing a good job accumulating into a worldview.

[swo17]

A text-y agitprop-y thing from the SWP band The Redskins (poor quality)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXo6jRGHgr4

I just pieced together that apparently you had some hand in making this? Pretty cool!

[brundlefly]

Steve Smith's video for 100 gecs' "The Most Wanted Person In the United States" got class like Nuke 'Em High. RIYL humping trash, hangin' behind Winkie's, watermarks, skid marks, doubling down on belabored metaphors, secret origin stories for Bud Light. (NSFW)

[swo17]

I want to hire this kid as my personal assistant

[Matt]

I never really gave much attention to Doja Cat, so I appreciate the right-wing Satanic Panic crowd for bringing this cool video to my attention: https://youtu.be/m4_9TFeMfJE

[domino harvey]

Watched about thirty seconds, saw the demon’s nose and realized that I truly picked the best week to cut social media from my life

[colinr0380]

OK, how did I not know until now that Tom Hanks was in a Carly Rae Jepsen music video? That's adorable.