sawdustandgin: Neon lights drench AIDA’s latest video, a tale of deceit contrasted by a green-screen beach scene, where all is propelled by her perpetual funkiness.Ā  Favorite Music Videos of 2017 8. AIDA – Let’s Ride AIDAĀ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Continue reading

sawdustandgin: polyvinylrecords: The new Palehound video forĀ ā€œRoomā€ is pretty dang incredible. In fact, I’m going to go ahead and say it’s the best video on the internet, at this very moment. Sorry to all the other videos out there, but you honestly need to step up your game.Ā  Illustrated and animated by Rozalina Burkova. Watch the whole thing below and read more about how Palehound’s … Continue reading

sawdustandgin: Look, ma? The new video for Lowly’s downtempo soundscape is an excerpt of a live performance of the piece (S)kjĆønn Safari, performed here by Louis Schou-Hansen & Harald Andreas Beharie. It is a mesmerizing piece, erasing lines of formality between dance and movement, just as the song seems to blur genre distinctions.Ā ā€œNo Handsā€ appears on Lowly’s debut LP, Heba, out now on Bella Union.Ā  … Continue reading

sawdustandgin: In the short film for ā€œI Wanna Know,ā€ imagination, friendship, and catharsis all come together for a raucous party, accompanied by the infectious guitar melodies of Billy Moon.Ā  Favorite Music Videos of 2017 12. Billy Moon – I Wanna Know Billy MoonĀ | Facebook | Twitter | InstagramĀ | YouTube |Ā Bandcamp <a href=“http://billymoon.bandcamp.com/album/ill-push-the-pedals-and-you-steer”>“I’ll Push the Pedals and You Steer” by Billy Moon</a> Continue reading

sawdustandgin: Thank youĀ @shemakesmusic-uk for sharing this subversive song and video fromĀ Franco-Venezuelan artist, La Chica. Disparate sounds comprise this bilingual jam.Ā  Favorite Music Videos of 2017 13. La Chica – Be Able La Chica |Ā website | FacebookĀ | Instagram | YouTubeĀ | Bandcamp OASIS (EP) by LA CHICA Continue reading

sawdustandgin: Dessert are a still-enigmatic trio, despite having finally revealed their identities upon release of their most recent music videoĀ ā€œCheckmate.ā€ But I wanted to share ā€œBack Around / Devilā€ not so much due to who the bandmates are, but rather, because of the feelings they elicit with audio and video: we start with calm and end in chaos.Ā  Favorite Music Videos of 2017 14. Dessert … Continue reading

sawdustandgin: The Montreal-based duo DF have a magnificently coordinated existence, with Dustin Finer creating rhythms from a saxophone and a loop pedal, and Daniel Freder syncing the resulting sounds into a stimulating visual art piece. Watch their latest creation above. Favorite Music Videos of 2017 15. DF –Ā ā€œRicky’s Backyardā€ DF |Ā FacebookĀ | YouTube | Soundcloud | Bandcamp Continue reading

The Maple State frontmanĀ Greg Counsell wrote a song using real excerpts of conversation from a party he attended, finally putting to good use the hilarious and disconcerting banter that comes with those social situations. Counsell has been exploring folk songwriting, which directly led to this quasi-punk track once the rest of the band put their marks on it. In 2018, the band will release their … Continue reading