It’s only getting easier and cheaper to make a music video these days — and all the more important, as artists compete to be heard, largely without the benefit of big pushes from major labels. For those reasons, the music video has undergone something of a mini-renaissance. Every week ARTINFO video editor Tom Chen, photo editor Micah Schmidt, and performing arts editor Nick Catucci will choose five of the most visually engaging music clips from the previous few days, presenting highlights from each in a video supercut, and explaining each pick in a slideshow of stills that link back to the full videos.
This week our videos come from Greek electronic duo Keep Shelly in Athens, American rock duo the Kills, oldies-invoking Adrian Younge Presents Venice Dawn, Dirty Projectors member Nat Baldwin, and Black Pus, the side project of Brian Chippendale of Lightning Bolt. The videos variously take interracial relationships, iPhone footage, yard sale-induced nostalgia, photobooths, and flowers as inspiration. They’re all completely different, and all of them are a joy to watch.
Previously: 10 Museum-Worthy Music Videos, From Bright Eyes to R.E.M.