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October 17, 2008 8:03 PM

Six new directors who are making music video cool again:
Cat Solen (see also)
Rik Cordero (see also)
Matthew Cullen (see also) (previously)
Vincent Moon (see also)
Vincent Morisset (see also)
Keith Schofield (see also)
posted by Horace Rumpole (23 comments total)

#82.1 is brilliant.
posted by Mblue at 8:11 PM on October 17, 2008

Fun stuff, and hellz yeah to the title of this FPP.
posted by not_on_display at 8:45 PM on October 17, 2008

Thanks for the links, HR.

I have one I'd like to add: directed by MeFi's own sleepy pete, it's Don't Go Stop.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:50 PM on October 17, 2008

The last three are all fantastic. And that last one I'll be sending to everyone I know.
posted by JaredSeth at 9:07 PM on October 17, 2008

Holy crap, this video by Keith Schofield is so good it deserves it's own front page.
posted by tfmm at 9:17 PM on October 17, 2008 [2 favorites]

tfmm, I genuinely can't tell if you're snarking or not.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 9:25 PM on October 17, 2008

Kids, kids, they're both full of win.
posted by not_on_display at 9:39 PM on October 17, 2008

No love for the Wareheim?!
posted by _aa_ at 9:57 PM on October 17, 2008

Don't forget this one.

Seriously, thought the Vincent Moon was great.
posted by sluglicker at 10:05 PM on October 17, 2008

Good vids. What does it say that I was enthralled and fascinated by the Cat Solen one for the first minute or so, and then just couldn't continue without cringing as soon as the actual Bright Eyes song came on?

I mean, I know I'm a hipster, but I like similar stuff to what Oberst does, and don't mean the guy any harm or anything. There's just some reason that Bright Eyes is just unlistenably repellent to me. Like something fucking horrible that I can't put my finger on. Does anybody else get this same feeling?
posted by Navelgazer at 11:27 PM on October 17, 2008 [3 favorites]

More in-depth in the SRO interview with the author of the article.
For your monthly fix of the good stuff, try the antville-curated monthly digests. (Their video podcast is a little erratic.)
Hey, even George W. Bush cares about music videos!
posted by progosk at 11:45 PM on October 17, 2008

Hah. Hadn't noticed the little cameo by Charlie the Unicorn in the Pork and Beans video before. Nice.

For anyone who likes their music videos, I can't recommend the Palm Pictures Directors Series enough. Especially the Mark Romanek and Michel Gondry DVDs. The others are great for the music videos alone, but the Romanek and Gondry ones are the most thorough with behind the scenes, commentaries and extra content.
posted by slimepuppy at 5:18 AM on October 18, 2008

There's just some reason that Bright Eyes is just unlistenably repellent to me. Like something fucking horrible that I can't put my finger on. Does anybody else get this same feeling?

Yup.
posted by jimmythefish at 7:08 AM on October 18, 2008

Toe Jam is my new favorite.
posted by schyler523 at 7:36 AM on October 18, 2008

Thanks, Schofield's 3 feet deep is one of my favorite videos ever.
posted by BrotherCaine at 8:18 AM on October 18, 2008

There's just some reason that Bright Eyes is just unlistenably repellent to me. Like something fucking horrible that I can't put my finger on. Does anybody else get this same feeling?

I liked them better when they were called Neutral Milk Hotel and didn't suck.

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This is my favorite Takeaway Show. (Here is more My Brightest Diamond goodness.) Also, no discussion of "new music video" is complete without mention of Black Cab Sessions. (St. Vincent; Elvis Perkins.)
posted by pxe2000 at 8:42 AM on October 18, 2008

BrotherCaine: I had no idea that was by Schofield, I love that video! (think I saw it through a link here at metafilter first)
posted by slimepuppy at 8:50 AM on October 18, 2008

(For boffins, here's Jonathan Glazer's parents thoughts on his videos.)
posted by progosk at 10:49 AM on October 18, 2008

That Weezer video seemed too desperate, I had to get away.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:26 PM on October 18, 2008

Mmmm...may I very quietly suggest this young chap as one to watch for the future?


Down I Go
Shels
Bring Me the Horizon
posted by Duug at 1:39 PM on October 18, 2008

Toe Jam is my new favorite.

That song is a Wrath of Khan-level earworm, and I cannot stop humming it. It's by Brighton Port Authority, which is a new Fatboy Slim anarcho-syndicalist commune kind of thing. Their site has several other songs posted, and a cool fan-made video for Toe Jam.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 6:18 PM on October 18, 2008

I got hooked on Schofields work after seeing Pi back in the day. Also a big fan of all the other ones the site. Thanks for bringing me back to the new stuff!
posted by samsara at 7:46 PM on October 18, 2008

Mmmm, a David Byrne song I haven't heard. Set to a cool video. Always a pick-me-up. I'll have to check out more stuff by Brighton Port Authority.
posted by painquale at 8:19 PM on October 18, 2008