Swedish electro-pop trio Miike Snow already gave us a taste of their forthcoming album, Happy to You, in the form of the upbeat, electro-tinged single "Paddling Out." Now, that track has been given its own video. ...Watch Now
Ontario folk pop outfit Inlet Sound are currently working on their debut LP with producer Laurence Currie (Sloan, Wintersleep, Holy Fuck), but before that album arrives later this year, the group have released a video for the track "Mademoiselle" from the band's prior EP Dream Awake. ...Watch Now
Despite Top 40 favourites Coldplay's relatively squeaky clean image, things get hot and heavy in the new vid for Mylo Xyloto track "Charlie Brown." The soft rock anthem has the band rocking out in a small club with a bunch of glow-stick wavers, with Chris Martin pogoing into the frosh with an acoustic guitar in tow, but it's the cut scenes that supply the scandal. ...Watch Now
There's a glowing, pulsing throb to Neon Indian's latest Era Extraña single, "Fallout," and only half of it is due to the cut's chillwave sound. The ultra-sexed-up cartoon clip drops double entendres at every opportunity, as a voluptuous vixen with a convertible gets ogled pretty hard by a collection of awkward gas station attendants. ...Watch Now
Following last year's Songs of Man, Toronto roots crew One Hundred Dollars have rolled out a video for the barrelling album cut "Ties That Band," and it captures the band's backwoods vibe nicely. ...Watch Now
Drake is once again giving us some new visuals to go along with Take Care. This time, it's a mega-simple clip for album track "Practice," showing model Kyra Chaos doing some private bedroom dancing in front of a mirror. Or at least until Drake makes a cameo at the end. ...Watch Now
We recently reported that Deerhunter/Atlas Sound leader Bradford Cox would be among the artists participating in Old Ideas with New Friends, a Columbia Records-curated project to film various artists covering their favourite Cohen songs. Right on cue, we've now got a version of Cox playing "Seems So Long Ago, Nancy." ...Watch Now
Well, here you have it. Madonna has let loose her video for "Give Me All Your Luvin'," the Material Girl's collaborative track with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. ...Watch Now
Arkells have played some sizable venues since their most recent album, Michigan Left, arrived in stores last year. Now, the Canuck rockers have documented their live show in the form of a video for the song "Deadlines," recorded live in their home town of Hamilton, ON. ...Watch Now
Earlier this week, M.I.A. dropped the first single from her new album in the form of "Bad Girls." Now, the singer has unveiled a music video for that same track. ...Watch Now
With Lana Del Rey's Born to Die now out, the divisive songwriter has hit American late-night television once again, this time appearing on Late Show with David Letterman. Not surprisingly, she rolled out her single "Video Games." ...Watch Now
If you've been looking for new Beach Fossils material, today is your lucky day. The laid-back indie pop outfit have shared their upcoming single "Shallow," which will arrive on vinyl later this month. ...Listen Now
We already heard Magnetic Fields' new Love at the Bottom of the Sea single "Andrew in Drag," so it's no big surprise that the song has now received its own music vid. Even if Stephin Merritt isn't exactly known as an artist who's prolific on the music video front. ...Watch Now
Here's a best-case scenario for the Super Bowl (February 5) halftime show: Madonna doesn't perform and NBC recruits Ryan Adams, Childish Gambino and Michael McDonald to fill in. That's the concept of a new 30 Rock webisode called "For a Song" (from The Donaghy Files) featuring the three music stars (plus actor Alec Baldwin). ...Watch Now
Late last week, we got the first taste of Wild Nothing's new two-song seven-inch via the Andrea Estella (Twin Sister)-assisted "Nowhere." This may straight-up spoil the wax platter for those waiting for the single's February 21 release date, but B-side "Wait" is now also streaming online. ...Listen Now
ZZBRA's brand new album, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (out now via Camobear Records), alleges to be a soundtrack for a fictional "Pan-African adventure epic" film. And even though the movie doesn't actually exist, that hasn't stopped West Coast rappers Moka Only and Evil Ebenezer from unveiling a fake trailer along with their new music video. ...Watch Now
Prolific R&B eccentric R. Kelly has been experimenting with his sound the last little while, most notably on 2010's old-school soul-flavoured Love Letter, and the singer is flexing his comfort zone even more on his new disco-imbued tune "Share My Love." ...Listen Now
Atlanta rap duo FKi have just dropped a new mixtape called Transformers N the Hood. The mix, which is presented by Diplo, Mayhem and Heroes & Villains, will most likely catch your attention because it features the track "I Think She Ready," which was produced by Diplo and also features an appearance from recent Interscope signee Iggy Azalea. ...Listen Now
Acclaimed Toronto folk band Great Lake Swimmers return this April with their fifth full-length endeavour New Wild Everywhere. The album marks a new direction for the band. Formerly known for their unconventional recording locations, this is the group's first full-length recorded in a traditional recording studio. ...Listen Now
Last month, we learned that Grizzly Bear/Department of Eagles songwriter Daniel Rossen was going it alone for a new solo EP called Silent Hour/Golden Mile. The tunesmith first offered up the dark and dour piano ballad "Saint Nothing" to tease the set, but the second leaked track, "Silent Song", spruces up his spirits tenfold. ...Listen Now
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