Videos of the Week

Once again the weekend is mercifully upon us and we are supposed to have incredibly unseasonable warm temps for at least another week. So, to get things started out right, here is the roundup of the videos this week that made my spring sprung:



The shock surprise of the week was the announcement that Radiohead was releasing their new album this week via download. Another surprise was them moving up the download date from tomorrow to today. Of course, I left home before finding out and won't get to download until later. To whet my appetite, they've released the first single and video for "Lotus Flower." Sounds very minimal and beat heavy. I like it so far. Not so sure about Thom Yorke's dancing though.



My friend and Coachella buddy Dan introduced me to this band, and their album Eyelid Movies keeps getting better with each listen. This is the second single/video from the album, and I hate to say I never noticed how hot Josh Carter is. I might have to get on the rail at their show at Coachella.



If you have ever been around enough hipsters, you will understand how true this video almost is.



Tremendously silly first video from Cut Copy's new album.



Bouncing and buoyant song from Daedelus; with a really cute, sweet animated video.



I think Adele has one of the best voices in music today; unfortunately, I think she needs to stretch the boundaries of the songs and music she sings. This remix from Jamie Smith of The xx shows how, in the hands of the right musicians/producers, she could really stand out.



This is another remix from Jamie Smith, taking a stark and almost impenetrable track from Gil Scott-Heron and making something wonderful out of it.



Kele, the lead singer of Bloc Party, released a solo album this year of really cool electronica. The album is a definite grower. This is one of my favorite songs.



Really well done commercial that takes a long time getting to what it is about, but makes you immediately want to watch it again to see how you could have missed it.



PJ Harvey commissioned Seamus Murphy to direct videos for a majority of tracks for her brilliant new album Let England Shake. This is one for the title track.



Arcade Fire won the Grammy for Album of the Year. Here is the amazing video directed by Spike Jonze for the title track.



Flood and Alan Moulder produced the new album from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and you can definitely tell they have given their sound some extra muscle.



Duran Duran is playing Coachella this year in support of their phenomenal new album. This is probably my favorite song by them. If they do not play it I am going slap a bitch.



I was lucky enough to see Baths at this show. He has some boundless energy.



This Kraut-rock inspired track is one of my favorites off Mogwai's latest album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will.