Videos of the Week

Below are the latest videos that have caught my attention.



The Presets are an electroclash duo from Australia. I will admit that their usual output leaves me fairly cold. Overly harsh production and not a lot of attention to melody. Imagine my surprise when I caught this video for the single "If I Know You." It is an amazing song, and the singer actually sings. I have never heard a song that I could play back to back over 50 times and not get bored with. I only wish this song had found its way to me last year when it was released or it would been my top single of last year. Maybe I will have a separate category for best song that I just found out about. This song is so beautiful and has a very poignant video.



Pet Shop Boys are probably my all time favorite band. The new cd Yes is a nice return to form. Second single "Did You See Me Coming?" is a nice old-school PSB song. Great beat and airy melody.



Grizzly Bear started as an extremely low-fi band making music out of an apartment bedroom. Each subsequent release shows a decidedly ambitious side to the band. The latest cd Veckatimest is probably their most elaborate. First single "Two Weeks" is a wonderful song. The video is quietly disturbing.



Tortoise was an amazing band that pretty much defined the term math rock or post-post punk. They have recently reformed and this is the first single from their latest cd. This video has some of the most amazing compositions I have seen in awhile.



Royksopp returned this year with a gorgeous and fun cd. Here is the second single for "The Girl and The Robot" featuring Swedish chanteuse Robyn. Great song.



Asobi Seksu song that always puts a smile on my face, even though it is a fairly melancholy song. It reminds me of a lot of music I listened to at UGA.



Live performance from White Rabbits. Amazingly driving song. Sounds like a cross between Spoon and Radiohead. The drummers are brilliant.