Friday Morning Music Videos
Friday, September 9, 2005
I refuse to budge from my stance that the New Pornographers’ Twin Cinema is the album of the year, and it’s great to see a video for one of the album’s best tracks, “Use It.” It’s a gimmicky piece directed by keyboardist Blaine Thurier (the guy in the shower toward the end of the clip) that makes no effort to hide the fact that David Cross appears in it. Fire up the Real Player and dig it here.
I also refuse to budge from my stance that I don’t, contrary to all rationality, hate the new Death Cab for Cutie album. Mostly because of lead single “Soul Meets Body,” the video for which underscores Ben Gibbard’s newfound penchant for lyrical universality. The Gondry-ish musical notes growing, floating, and dying are a nice, if not unsubtle metaphor for the “life” of the song itself. The performance segments are kinetic and actually lend an air of masculinity to a very fey band. Watch it in Quicktime.
Finally, Clor’s new video for “Love and Pain” uses green-screen technology to introduce the newest health fad–”Spazz-ercise.” Watch it here.
david cross is the truth, i can’t even listen to any other comedian since hearing his albums.
Nor should you waver in your stance. “Twin Cinemas” will absolutely rank among the best albums this year. Without a doubt. So much more expressive, complete than anything else in their catalog. It’s great stuff.
Agree with your position on Twin Cinemas! Having heard anything that beats it yet….
Is that a mushroom??
i am curious