Doug Klinger and Jason Baum talk about the notable music videos from 2021.
Interviews with music video directors and industry professionals, new release highlights, and IMVDb site news.
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You guys want to know the definition of not giving a fuck? Not giving a fuck is violently kidnapping rapper Big Sean by first trying to rub chloroform on his face, failing, and then straight up just bashing him on…
In the video for Stick To by Ace Reporter, directors Peter and Annie aim to personify the natural attraction that moths have to a flame. The video begins by introducing its main characters: Moth Guy, a dust cover dude set…
Co-conceptualized by director Isaac Ravishankara and Poliça frontwoman Channy Leaneagh, I Need $ / So Leave is a video about starting over. We open on a stoic Channy as a maid in a less than fancy hotel, slowly moving from…
Comme un elephant, the latest single from French musician Saint André, is a song about a clumsy guy who, while feeling like a bull in a china shop, sings about his love for a beautiful woman. Directed by Roboshobo, the…
Christina Perri fans will be able to pick up right away what is missing in the beginning of her new music video for "Human", directed by Elliott Sellers. Sitting on a white pedestal in a white room, Perri's signature tatoos…
In Cyrstaillized by Young The Giant, director Elliott Sellers puts an intergalactic twist on the performance video by setting the band in a meteor flaying across space. By racking focus and projecting shapes and colors onto the band while they perform, Elliott is…
If the video projects leading up to the release of Childish Gambinos new LP Because the Internet are any indication of what the tone of the album will be, we can expect a dark, introspective hip hop album that comes…
Middle Class Rut and director Lance Drake - the team behind "Aunt Betty," one of the best and most twisted music videos of the year is back again with "Dead Eye," a docu-narrative video shot in Alaska that is…
Have you ever wanted to meet the most badass kid of all time? Well, then youre in luck, because Im pretty sure we found him starring in the new Five Knives video for "The Future," directed by Lance Drake. We…
As the number of pure performance videos continues to fall, its always a treat when a really great one, like "Modern Jesus" by Portugal. The Man, comes across our radar. Directed by Elliott Sellers, the video was shot on October…
"Rescue" by Yuna is an empowering song about a woman overcoming a difficult situation on her own, without needing any outside help. The video, directed by Elliott Sellers, follows Yuna as she performs in beautiful outdoor locations, some with more…
Warning: This post contains spoilers. "Promises" by Cloud Control is a dark video about a beautiful woman whose not-so-beautiful husband seems to have just been murdered, and she appears to be significantly involved in the crime. Directed by Keith Musil,…
Shot over a week with no actors, "Cruel City" by Augustines offers an intimate and unique look at London, the bands favorite city and drummer Rob Allens hometown. The off the cuff video, directed by Bryan Schlam, focuses on a…
In "This Is What It Feels Like," we find BANKS seductively performing in a house as a storm brews outside. As the storm moves past the windows, the lighting in each room shifts and shadows from the raindrops move along…
Daniel "Cloud" Campos, or simply Cloud, starting dancing way before he started directing, which is why its no surprise that in addition to directing "Stay The Night" by Zedd ft. Hayley Williams, he also stars in it along side of…
Shot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, "Elevate" by St. Lucia follows the band as theyre evicted from their apartment and decide to throw one final party/rooftop concert before they have to leave. NORTON, who directed the video, is currently an LA based…
In "Kangaroo Court" by Capital Cities, a nerdy zebra takes some serious measures to get into an exclusive club that doesnt allow his species. Co-directed by the band and Carlos Lopez Estrada, the video has a pretty massive cast of…
"Let It Rain" by Eliza Doolittle is a performance based video which features beautiful shots and some really effective VFX. The Elliott Sellers directed video begins inside a dimly lit house, but the walls soon are ripped away and Eliza…
Phil Mucci continues to have the dark yet colorful metal music video game on lock. "Zenith" by Huntress is a hardcore trip into outer space and features vocalist Jill Janus as both a cosmic nun and as a sexy cosmic…
You might not think a music video about pants and a shirt would be very interesting, but director NORTON and the band PAPA are about to change your opinion with the music video for "Young Rut." In this video, a…
Warning: if you are afraid of doctors of have a fear of drowning, you may want to sit this one out. The new video for "This Is Gospel" by Panic! at the Disco plays out like a nightmare as Brendon…
If you are a group of girls trying to levitate one of your friends at a birthday sleepover and you actually succeed, there is the question of what to actually do next. In the case of "The False Alarms" by…
Stealing a mysterious bag from a giant house - after likely killing a few people - is just the beginning of the story for the two ladies in "Alarm" by Wise Blood, directed by Keith Musil. We never do find…
Yesterday, there are lots of Keith Urban fans that were upset at Good Morning America. They were upset because Keiths new video for "Little Bit Of Everything," directed by Isaac Ravishankara, was supposed to premiere during the broadcast, but was…
Recent Doomsday signee Elliott Sellers has been one of the most consistent directors of 2013. His use of effects always help to establish a distinct tone or narrative in his videos, and are rarely used to simply look cool. His…
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