Indie bands doing short films is kinda so hot right now. As it becomes increasingly challenging to get noticed above the fray, bands have taken to the medium to give fans and newcomers alike a different way of entry for their music. Of course, Arcade Fire teamed with Spike Jonze for "The Suburbs," while Beach House took the more Diy route and made "Forever Still" themselves. And now a couple more bands are stepping towards cinema with interesting results. First up, Broken Bells—the project from The Shins frontman James Mercer and beatmaker/producer Danger Mouse—have dropped the first part of "After The Disco," which also happens to be name of their forthcoming album. Titled "Part One: Angel and The Fool," this one stars Anton Yelchin and Kate Mara in the reality/fantasy blurring love story that follows a man who yearns to fall in love with space traveler.
- 10/30/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
5) Houses “Beginnings”
The latest video from Houses is equally melancholic as “The Beauty Surrounds”, but is also a nice contrast. In the previous video the audience can watch frontman Dexter Tortoriello build a tent in the desert and long for absent Megan Messina. Both visually marvelous, “Beginnings” – the first track off their forthcoming album A Quiet Darkness out 16th April – is a stunning slow-motion video that shows Messina smiling into the camera as she leans her head out of a car window. Admittedly not an awful lot is happening but it somehow works really well with the track.
4) Kate Boy “In Your Eyes”
Directed by Kate Boy
The video for Kate Boy’s “In Your Eyes” is one of the few performance-driven videos that are done really well. Reminiscent of The Last Shadows Puppet’s video for “Standing Next To Me”, it’s amazing what can be done with just...
The latest video from Houses is equally melancholic as “The Beauty Surrounds”, but is also a nice contrast. In the previous video the audience can watch frontman Dexter Tortoriello build a tent in the desert and long for absent Megan Messina. Both visually marvelous, “Beginnings” – the first track off their forthcoming album A Quiet Darkness out 16th April – is a stunning slow-motion video that shows Messina smiling into the camera as she leans her head out of a car window. Admittedly not an awful lot is happening but it somehow works really well with the track.
4) Kate Boy “In Your Eyes”
Directed by Kate Boy
The video for Kate Boy’s “In Your Eyes” is one of the few performance-driven videos that are done really well. Reminiscent of The Last Shadows Puppet’s video for “Standing Next To Me”, it’s amazing what can be done with just...
- 3/9/2013
- by Tara Costello
- SoundOnSight
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