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mia – bad girls

the british badass is working on her new album set to drop later this year, but she’s got everyone back on her wagon with this new single and accompanying video. the video was shot in morocco and features some serious driving. even in the throws of the desert, she couldn’t be more gangsta. all hail m.i.a. enjoy!

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kate bush – 50 words for snow – elder falls at lake tahoe

the ever private and eclectic kate bush graced us with two consecutive new albums last year. the later, 50 words for snow, is her first studio album since 2005. she directed this stark and gorgeous shadow puppet video for an abridged version of “lake tahoe”, whose actual length is a whopping 11 minutes. enjoy!

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nat baldwin – people changes – weights

dirty projectors’ nat baldwin released his new album last summer. this new video for “weights” stars a horse, yes, a real life horse, selling its personal items at a yard sale. the video has a somber tone that suits the song well and really, there isn’t anything more endearing than a talking and strawberry-chopping horse with a gorgeous mane. enjoy!

Nat Baldwin – “Weights” from Willy Berliner on Vimeo.

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real estate – days – easy

the brooklynites got notorious funnyman tom scharpling to fashion themselves  a video for the opening track on their new album, which premiered on the ever brilliant funny or die website. it features a frew of new york city’s upright citizens brigade peops who do a great job of promoting the band. it’s a must watch for some good chuckles. enjoy!

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keepaway – black flute – cake

the brooklyn trio releases their debut album this tuesday. this video for their single “cake” from the album really exemplifies the boys’ silly nature and is just too charming to not share. they are surprisingly good at boy band faces and moves. top that with their ugliest of ugly shirts and it’s a jolly good time. enjoy!

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major lazer – original don (featuring the partysquad)

jian sword dancing was a video that came out on youtube in september. cut to last week, major lazer’s official video for his newest single featuring the same dancing, blade yielding folk, and their “quirky” house. it’s the best kind of ridiculous and a whole lot of fun. notice diplo’s cameo on the couch. enjoy.

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handsome furs – sound kapital – serve the people

the canadian duo teamed up with han xia, a film student they met while on tour a couple of years ago, and filmed this poignant video in china. it follows the day in the life a young street cleaner who’s perfectly endearing and if you didn’t already need a humble reminder of the blessings of life, here’s one anyways. enjoy.

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the stepkids – suburban dream

the connecticut trio’s debut retro funky album has everyone’s panties wet and for good reason, psychedelic soul hasn’t been this good for while. their new video falls in line with their trippy tendencies and is quite the impressive ride into the city for one suburban kid. enjoy.

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dj shadow – the less you know, the better – scale it back (featuring little dragon)

master of sampling, dj shadow released his fourth album a couple of months back. the album boasts some pretty sick collaborations, including little dragon’s yukimi nagano. this is the video for “scale it back” and it’s a very creative single shot execution of the images “memory man” uses to memorize a deck of cards. intrigued? you should be.

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tom waits – bad as me – satisfied

tom waits is the perennial badass, is he not? bad as me released last month and is his 17th studio album. yes. seventeen. it’s awesome. what’s also awesome is him dancing around his backyard making crazy faces. if i have that much verve at 61, god bless me. legend kids. legend.

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real estate – days – it’s real

the brooklynites dropped their sophomore album last month and their video for the album’s lead single will make any dog lover weak in the knees. i love my canine friends and this video has captured some pretty fiercely adorable dogs being awesome moments that are so cute, i’ve rewound to watch again. whoof.

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duck sauce – big bad wolf

you may have already seen this video because in the last week, it’s been spreading like wildfire. it’s beyond brilliant and most definitely not safe for work. it’s level 10 gross, but in-f*cking-credible. i will just say two words. crotch. faces. enjoy!

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eugene mcguinness – lion

london’s eugene mcguinness just dropped this new single and the accompanying video. it’s nothing ground breaking, but videos rarely look this good and damn, if those background dancers aren’t fun as hell to watch. the video borders on intimidating, it’s so sharp and stylized and mcguinness’s attitude is unshakable. not to mention, ladies (or men) – the man can wear a suit. enjoy.

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tv girl – benny and the jetts – baby you were there

the san diego boys released their super fun ep, benny and the jetts, this summer and this video a couple of months back. it’s stop motion adorableness that suits the song perfectly. it features a drab couple and their dancing dinners. the cute factor is pretty high. enjoy.

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ty segall – goodbye bread

california’s ty segall released a new album this summer, to much acclaim. he’s now released the video for the album’s title track. it’s a one shot slow motion scene of an outrageous party with nipples and beer slinging in all. if you’ve ever sat in the corner of a party gone wild and thought to yourself, “who are these people and how did i get here?”,  this video will speak volumes.