» a collection of things I create and/or consume.‘Happier Than Ever’ may be the best and most different song on Billie Eilish's career to date, and it makes perfect sense that the song also names her sophomore record, released last week, which I also can’t stop listening to. The song is a perfect blend of different genres, something that Eilish is becoming famous for, and the video is the perfect companion, going from peaceful to cathartic, just like the song.
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Super fun and trippy music video for Find My Way, a reinterpretation of the track of the same title, originally heard at McCartney III (2020), here reimagined and featuring Beck as a guest, as part of McCartney III Reimagined (2021). Good luck trying to remain still through this delicious funk!
Sufjan Stevens reunited with director Luca Guadagnino for the music video of “Tell Me You Love Me”, from his 2020 album The Ascension. “My love, I've lost my faith in everything. Tell me you love me anyway.” — sings Sufjan right at the beginning.
It’s a beautiful ballad that, instead of a usual acoustic guitar melody, is accompanied by lots of electronic layers and textures of different sounds. It may sound uncomfortable unless you’re already familiar with his style, but very rewarding if you let yourself get lost through the music, especially if you’re listening through a good pair of headphones.
Originally from Manaus, Brasil, Supercolisor is a genre-bending band that mixes alternative rock with popular Brazilian music.
© www.supercolisor.com
Even though they have been playing music together for over a decade, it was only upon the release of their recent album, Viagem ao Fim da Noite, that I got to know their work. And it was love at first listen! If you don’t speak Portuguese you will probably be missing the lyrical content of their compositions, but don’t worry, since the instrumentation and melodies don’t stand behind. It’s an incredible journey from beginning till the end, accompanied by a beautiful visual identity in the shape of the album (and singles) artwork, followed by 7 music videos that make the whole experience even richer. Already one of my favorite albums of 2021!
Music has always been present in my life ever since I can remember: from listening to vinyl (with music made for kids) as a child, to buying my first CD with my own money, to attending hundreds of concerts, to playing drums in my late teens, to finally making a career out of photographing musicians performing live. Adding that to my passion for movies and it’s easy to understand why Music Videos were destined to become another obsession of mine early on.
In this post, I want to explore something that is not always given that much attention, which is when music videos establish some sort of dialogue with the album art of the record that specific song came from. Sometimes is very literal, but sometimes it can be a bit more subjective too. Here are 10 examples:
Let me know if you’d like to see more, as I’m considering a part 2 or maybe even turning this into a series in the future!
"Filmed on a white backdrop, edited, then printed out. “Half A Million” was created with 5,566 stickers, hand cut from the 4,868 frames and animated by sticking them down on top of each other at each of the 40+ locations."
DIRECTED AND CREATED BY: LAMAR+NIK
