Videos of the Week

Another long and drawn out week. Here are the latest videos that have made turning one year older more bearable:



Really interesting video for the new Erykah Badu single directed by Flying Lotus.





UK buzz band Yuck actually lives up to all of the hype. While their sound is very reminiscent of late 80s early 90s alternative rock from Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Pixies, Pavement, etc, the band throws enough of their own swagger into the mix to keep it from being mere pastiche.



Ok, I will admit that Miley Cyrus' "Party In The USA" was a pretty big guilty pleasure of mine. Having Rye Rye use it in her new mixtape is pure genius.



I just love her. She is cute, adorable, can rap, and dances with a lot of energy. She is a definite must see at Coachella this year.



The new single from The Strokes is finally out. It's a decent single, but I was expecting more from them.





Gayngs is a 23 member supergroup featuring Ryan Olson, Justin Vernon and Mike Noyce of Bon Iver, Zak Coulter and Adam Hurlburt of Solid Gold, Jake Luck of Leisure Birds, Ivan Rosebud of The Rosebuds, Brad Cook and Joe Westerlund of Megafaun, and Mike Lewis of Andrew Bird and Happy Apple. They mine their sound from lite rock from the late 70s early 80s, and it is groovy and slick, but with a good tongue in cheek sense of humor.



Alex Clare is a new artist I have been digging lately. He has a very deep, soulful voice and thankfully teams up with cutting edge producers that really showcase his vocals with interesting sounds. This video is slightly NSFW.



Toro Y Moi move in a completely different direction from their last chillwave inspired release, opting to release a more funky, disco inspired album. I am really digging this squelchy track.



I am really loving this all female quartet. They have a really nice Interpol meets Lush sound. A lot of their songs start off slow, but once all their guitars kick into the mix, they can really lock into an amazing groove.



Another amazing track from Alex Clare, produced by Diplo and Switch. It takes a heavy metal meets reggaeton approach that blasts out of your speakers. In a perfect world, this track would be huge.



I got to see Baths (aka Will Wiesenfeld) in concert this week, and was lucky enough to meet him before and after his set. As you know, I have been touting him all last year, and "Lovely Bloodflow" was one of my top tracks of last year.



Nosaj Thing is another electronic artist in the Flying Lotus stable. I've really been enjoying his music lately and am looking forward to hopefully catching his set at Coachella.



Cut Copy is one of definite must-sees at Coachella. The new album is phenomenal, and this is one of the best tracks off their previous one.



Cold Cave is on my to see list as well. Their new single is very heavy, much heavier than their previous songs. I have no idea what to expect now that they appear to be leaning towards an industrial sound. Should be interesting.



Slammin track from Ciara. One of my favorite tracks of the year so far.