In their new video for their breezy tune “Shockwaves,” Summer Girlfriends have fun with food. Literally. The indie-pop quintet smash up raw meat, get awkward with fruit, sprayed by mustard and even commit the nefarious act of murder by popsicle. As odd as it may sound, somehow it all works together with the song’s thick bass, glossy guitars and beach-fun vocals. Digging video? Then be sure to check out their Addenda Records self-titled debut LP, which drops on June 5 (our review is coming shortly). In the meantime, watch the foody fun below:
Well, this will get your blood flowing. Garage-punks Football released a Mouse Television-created video for their abrasive little ditty, “Hit by Broken Glass.” It features and only features footage of old school wrestling matches from what appears to be good ol’ down southern leagues and independent federations from the ’70s and ’80s. And let me tell you, it compliments Football’s noisy assault to a tee. And lucky you, there’s a chance to catch the band live tomorrow afternoon at The Burlington for a what’s being dubbed a HoZac Blackout Fest (more on that in Weekend Diversions) “Pre-Game” event. So check out then video below, then check out Football tomorrow:
Chicago indie-poppers Moritat recently released a brand new video for the track, “Cats,” from their new album, Clill Blanzin, which is due out June 26. The video offers a cheap feel as it’s set-up as one of those weird cable public access shows one might stumble on at four in the morning. But once Moritat rip into the opening melody of “Cats,” some trippy VHS-looking effects take over that really fit’s the song’s loose synths and wild guitars. Honestly though, the best part may be the acting of the show’s “guests” who seemingly freak out at the lush sonic attack “Cats” provides. Check it out for yourself below:
White Mystery are no strangers to music videos, but they’ve taken things to a whole new level with their latest clip for “Rapid Overdrive” from their latest EP, People Power (Sea Of Infamy). The Penelope Gazin-directed video features amazing looking claymation likenesses of Alex and Francis White tangling with what appears to be evil skeleton alligators. In short, the skelegators kidnap clay Alex and clay Francis battles the beasts, after a short ride on the back of a dog, with an axe, rescues Alex and rocks out. It really works well with the song’s infectious and gritty fuzzed out riffage. Check it out below:
Chicago orchestral poppers Canasta are celebrating 10 years of making sweet music together. But along the way they have made a few thought-provoking videos with high production values. The fourth single from The Fakeout, the Tease and the Breather, “Becoming You,” features Canasta’s dulcet melodies backing scenes of frontman Matt Priest laying on a table covered in red cloth and surrounded by masked individuals. Eventually he’s transported to a white room with the rest of his bandmates. I’m not sure how Priest ended up in this precarious position, but I’m sure there’s a metaphor in there somewhere. Canasta will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first show with a gig at Schubas on Saturday, June 2.
It’s fitting that things get a bit psychedelic in the new video from garage-punks Radar Eyes. The clip is for “Summer Chills” from their latest self-titled, and the track just oozes 1960′s mind-expanding rock ‘n’ roll with it’s blustering, reverbed guitars and a trace-like vocals that shift between catchy and haunting. In the video, the song gets the simple but effective treatment of the band rocking out in dimly lit places as colors and weird patterns kaleidoscopic-ing across the screen. Check it out below:
If you’re not already firmly planted on the E+ bandwagon, it is time to reconsider that decision. Every time I listen a track by the spacey, psych-pop outfit – which features members of Disappears, Heavy Times and Verma – the quality gets better and better. E+ and Giant System lighting designer Aleks Tomaszewska’s (Magic Key, Aleks + The Drummer) efforts merged during this performance of “Substance D” to create a powerful atmosphere where the music conjures faraway forces as pure white light and dark shadows dance around the band members for equally dramatic effect.
