Since the release of their debut album In the Battles Years in 2016, we’ve written about a lot of Hillsburn music videos. Often directed and produced by former band member and songwriter Paul Aarntzen, they’ve largely focused on one creative element and run with them as far as they could be taken. Their latest video, “Get High,” takes that to an extreme and now, of all the Hillsburn videos we’ve seen, this one might just be our new favourite. Continue reading Hillsburn Capture the Moment at 10,000 Feet for ‘Get High’
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POSTDATA Want You to Know Which Direction the Love Flows on Joyful New Video for ‘Inside Out’
Off of Twin Flames, the third album from Wintersleep frontman Paul Murphy’s solo project, POSTDATA, comes a visual cornucopia as longtime collaborator and director Christopher Mills takes a crack at “Inside Out.” It’s an ode to all-consuming love, a message for those wary of behind burnt away with it and, even possibly, an anthem for the demisexual. Above all, by Murphy’s own description the song is uplifting and unabashedly openhearted, leaving us to sort out this puzzle box of new visuals through that lens. Continue reading POSTDATA Want You to Know Which Direction the Love Flows on Joyful New Video for ‘Inside Out’
Keeper E. Prioritizes Honesty at the Center of the Climate Crisis with ‘Telling the Truth’
Looking out over the banks of the Saint John/Wolastoq River it’s easy to see where Keeper E. is coming from on her latest single, “Telling the Truth.” It’s early spring and the river has swollen its banks, leaving the usual flotsam and jetsam of litter along the shores. The perennial question is tossed around as casually as someone might consider a rain cloud: “will it flood this year?” Continue reading Keeper E. Prioritizes Honesty at the Center of the Climate Crisis with ‘Telling the Truth’
Smaller Hearts Dance Through Their Troubles on ‘Double Space’
Smaller Hearts channel big Postal Service vibes on their latest single, “Double Space.” If anything, the Dartmouth-based electro-pop duo have found themselves in a time when bunny suits are all the more necessary for a music video. And yet, Smaller Hearts finds it in themselves to channel something a little more optimistic for “Double Space.” Continue reading Smaller Hearts Dance Through Their Troubles on ‘Double Space’
Good Dear Good Keep Us on Our Toes With ‘Guess Again’
The latest single from Good Dear Good takes another leaf from the book of Julian Casablancas. “Guess Again” certainly sounds like The Strokes went hard on a budget for a laser dance party, while singing earnestly about getting yourself pinned into a corner. Continue reading Good Dear Good Keep Us on Our Toes With ‘Guess Again’