FEIST: My Moon, My Man

Not too long ago I posted the 'GAP ad' reminiscent clip for Feist's single 1234. This video is actually the first single from her excellent third full length release, The Reminder, so I got the order a little mixed up. Directed by Patrick Daughters, it also features some quirky choreography but thus time involving airport conveyor belt sidewalks and a passenger possessing rhythm. Matched with an upbeat pop tempo and a piano riff with just a subtle touch of glam, this one's already a cliptip favourite. Watch the music video (qt).

BLONDE REDHEAD: 23

I am currently lamenting the fact that I have completely missed the boat on getting tickets to the now sold out show of Blonde Redhead this Saturday (May 12th) at Club Soda (Montreal), but at least I have this video to comfort me. Listed off the latest album, the trio continue to navigate further from the Sonic Youth comparisons into a unique indie sound of their own. Photographer and director Melodie McDaniel directs this one, a feverish, ghostly-imaged that echoes the singles kinetic pace with Kazu Makino's enrapturing vocal delivery. Watch the music video (qt).

BECK: Nausea

There's very little to say about Beck that hasn't been said already. He's just cool. This video is no exception. Sure its a lot slicker than the average (it was directed by Patrick Daughters) and features his long strawberry-blond locks is various stages of wind effect, but the single itself can speak for itself. Sure its hip-vague lyrics espouse disgust in various forms of conservatism, religion and senseless wandering through deserts (Middle East war perhaps?), but hell, it's got a great beat and totally funky bridge to rock your bod to. Watch the music video (qt).

THE WHITE STRIPES: I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

This is a video that slots into that timeless kinda zone. Prompted by the recent internet spillage of their new single, Icky Thump, this is bluesy stipper-friendly single from their Elephant record is, in fact, a clever Burt Bacharach cover. And when I say stipper-friendly, I can only mean the waif-iest of strippers. Directed by Sofia Coppola, the 'former' coke hoovering Kate Moss twists, bends, and cavorts her way into our collective memory thanks to this stunning black and white striper. Watch the music video (qt).

ALBERT HAMMOND JR.: 101

What's a Stroke to do? So you've got a simmering talent that's confounded with a Ross Geller demeanor and a Sideshow Bob hairstyle. So your fancy Swiss education reflexes you to call bullshit when hiptards try to drop pretense. So you band mate is son of some international jail-bait / modeling agency. Does that mean you let the world hold you back? Hell no. And that's exactly what young Albert Hammond, Jr. said to his naysayers. Signed to completely obscure and critically unmonitored record label, Rough Trade, he releases a bitch of a pop album gem, with cartoon allusions, nursery rhyme allegories and some rather tuneful songs to the cuddly hipster set. Patrick Daughters directs the video of this young New Yorker's musical resurrection post a tragic and fatal bicycling accident. For cycling in a vintage light grey three piece suit with white patent leather shoes, is it any wonder why someone ran him off the road leaving him a doe-eyed , decomposing zombie? Watch the music video (qt).

BAT FOR LASHES: Prescilla

Natasha Khan, the lead woman behind London's Bat For Lashes has been generated UK music rag heat for the past couple of months. I picked up her debut on Echo Records while on a trip to the UK recently and I have not been disappointed. The middle eastern influences meld nicely with the contemporary instrumentation and downtempo electronic hi-jinks some journos would term trip-hop. But make no mistake, the dark, brooding and sparse atmospheres created stir a mood currently lacking in popular music. The video is directed by Andy Bruntel @ the directors bureau. Watch the music video (qt)

FEIST: 1234

Did you know this is the second video from the lovely Leslie Feist's third long player? Yes, it's album release number three, and if you own here very first album, Monarch, you are one lucky bastard (send me a copy, 'kay?) Feist plays her alluring sultry self in this sparkly, colourful choreographed number, described by many as a Gap ad in training. Not officially, but considering her electroclash BFF Peaches featured a track in a recent Gap ad, who really knows? The Reminder, the album is out soon. Can't wait for what's guaranteed to be excellent summer listening. Directed by Patrick Daughters, it is irresistible to not fall in love with Feist's easy breezy coolness. Watch the music video (qt).