Mountain FogMODERN MUSIC VIDEOS: THREE OF THE BEST DOING THE ROUNDS RIGHT NOW
May 13th 2009 05:38
It’s something of a rite of passage to sit down late on a post-pub Friday night - somewhere between half drunk and totally sauced - and try and make it through your local music channel’s all night video line-up. There you sway with your sloppily put together peanut butter sandwich and a large jug of water, hoping that you won’t vomit and miss the best clip of the night. Before you know it, the early hours of Saturday morning have rolled around and your mother/girlfriend/wife/cat is poking your crumpled body off the couch and demanding your washing and/or attention. In all honesty it would be a horrible way to spend six hours in the dead of night, except that modern music videos are often brilliantly made. Here are three of the best currently doing the circuit on both television and the Internet.
Depeche Mode – Wrong
Directed by Patrick Daughters
Depeche Mode have always made fine music, but their videos, often directed by Anton Corbijn, have sometimes been a little lacking. Not so with Patrick Daughters’ Wrong, one of the most highly charged and frightening music clips you’re likely to see in some time.
Peter Bjorn and John - Nothing to Worry About
Directed by Andreas and Filip Nilsson
Japanese rockabillies gather in Harajuku, Tokyo, to illustrate the toughest dance moves and the most outrageous haircuts. Directed by Andreas and Filip Nilsson, this is beautifully shot and tightly edited brilliance, the result being a rather hilarious music video.
The Acorn – Crooked Legs
Directed by Christopher Mills
Take the time to let this video load in high definition; such is the beauty of Christopher Mills’ sepia toned images in Crooked Legs. Animation blends with reality through the muddled focus of skewed lenses and scattered lighting, creating a bewildering piece of visual art.
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