ROISIN MURPHY: You Know Me Better

Scouring the net for high quality versions of music clips is increasingly like finding a needle in a haystack. More people are moving to streaming or flash related displays and that truly sucks for cliptip. But better late than never, I've been able to locate this gem of a track and video from cliptip favourite, Irish pop eccentric Roisin Murphy (ex of electro trip-pop Moloko fame) collaborating with another cliptip favourite, now London based director Jaron Albertin. Taking inspiration of stark conceptual photographer Cindy Sherman, the video features Roisin in various modes of dress and hair dress. A killer disco-pop track that deserves a hell of a lot more attention than she currently gets. Watch the music video (qt).

EMILY HAINES & THE SOFT SKELETON: Our Hell

My personal hell is nearly over. Appropriately, Ms. Emily Haines provides a melancholy soundtrack to the workworkwork I have been face that past number of weeks, offering a jagged solace to my misery. We'll it will be cresting as of the end of this week, as I board a plane to Sao Paolo for the final chapter of week Hell. Posting will, sadly, be rare again this week and hopefully will resume to normal upon my return. Thanks for tuning in. BTW, this x-rayed inverted video is directed by none other than cliptip favourite, the now London based Jaron Albertin. Watch the music video (qt).

METRIC: Empty

Who says cliptip doesn't have scoop? Here's the latest from Toronto's Metric, fronted by the electrifying Emily Haines. Recently slotted into the Toronto chapter of Mr. Branson's Virgin Music Festival 2007 on picturesque Toronto Island, it is cliptip's wish to have some websavvy promotional folks slide over some free tickets to give away to some cliptip savvy readers... I'd also like a nice silver porsche. Anyhoo, this single is a harder edge angle to the usually bounding pop friendly Metric sound, matched with the same lyrical bite as ever. More visual goodness from Director Jaron Albertin, this time channeling object throwing telekinetics in a poltergeist-friendly household objects unfriendly video. Watch the music video (qt).

JUNIOR BOYS: In The Morning

Hamilton electropop princes, the Junior Boys, finally have a video for their most excellent second album, So This Is Goodbye. While the new album is roughly a year or so old, it still bears the marks of a retro futurist pop gem, thanks to the smooth and shy croon of Jeremy Greenspan, as well as the partnership of new-ish member Matt Didemus. Surealist video director, cliptip favourite and recent London transplant Jaron Albertin, shoots a montage of moonbeam struck urbanites, who all succumb to the silver reflecting pool of subconsciousness. Watch the music video (qt).