indie friday: devotchka, thom yorke, the dears, cold war kids, the hidden cameras and classic feist

devotchka - till the end of time
easily the best movie of the summer, blog darlings devotchka were invited to co-produce the soundtrack for the sundance film festival favorite little miss sunshine. the end result, like the movie, is magical. check out the movie's 1st video here


thom yorke - cymbal rush (live on henry rollins)

from the album the eraser, it's nice to see that radiohead bandmate
jonny greenwood is helping out.

while you're at it, also check out a live version of this song from kcrw here)


the dears - ticket to immortality
yes, the lead singer sounds like morrissey, but their latest album gang of losers is just so awesome that you can easily forget the comparison.


cold war kids - hang me out to dry
hot indie blog favorites. i just dig how this song is kind of funky and soulful at the same time. there's no album from these guys yet, but i'll keep you posted when i find out.


the hidden cameras - awoo
the album awoo doesn't come out until sept 19th, but anything by this band (even a video) is worth going a little bit crazy for. i just adore this group (though if you've never heard of them before, this 1st single from the 3rd album isn't the best representation of their work) and can't wait to hear the rest of the album.


feist - one evening
(check out this one evening remix by VV from her remix album open season)

though the album let it die has been played out for the past year, i totally have a crush on the guy in this video, so just shut up and enjoy.

janet jackson vs ciara - these days one is better than the other

even before nipplegate, janet jackson's career had reached a plateau in which she just wasn't moving beyond her 90's star status. so when i read that she's been working hard with her control producers jimmy jam/terry lewis AND under the watchful eye of her boyfriend JD (who helped mariah rise back from the dead last year), i was expecting some seriously hot shizz coming out.

well, apparently the shizz from janet is literally crapola. the 1st release is dull and boring, plus the video goes nowhere and is an expensive mess (what do you expect from director hype williams these days?). i'm totally disappointed.

flipside, ciara has recently released a single that sounds like the stuff janet should be putting out. energetic, polished and well... relavant, this 21 year old really gives janet a run for her money (and she sometimes even sounds like her).

this ain't no diva war. it's just a shame that someone like janet, who is so obviously talented and loved can mess it up so easily.


janet jackson feat nelly - call on me


ciara feat chamillionaire - get up

justin timberlake - sexyback world premiere

video stills from the sexyback shoot. JT is all seriuos and shizz...

the highly anticipated sexyback video by justin timberlake world premiered on trl and mtv's overdrive today (US only). shot by michael hausmann (madonna's take a bow), the video was filmed in barcelona with a cast of sexy people posing around while JT goes from hallway to room to corridor to bathroom stalls and eventually the bed of a hot spanish babe.

apparently there's a plot line, but i couldn't tell from the heavy editing.

decide for yourself if you like the video or not, but it's worth a look see no matter what. as for the rest of you not living the states, here is the youtube version just cause i'm so nice!


justin timberlake - sexy back

robbie williams is a rudebox

so i was right after all. as i reported a few days back, rudebox is really the name of the latest robbie williams single.

i get the feeling that because the instrumental version of the song was so fun, they wanted to create some proper underground buzz before attaching the song to something as pop as robbie williams.

with the remixes supported these past two weeks by club dj's pete tong, sasha, digweed and mark ronson, the song was getting some respect on the dancefloors. then on friday, the whole thing was exposed as a robbie thing (if you think about it, the always cheeky robbie would release a song like 'rudebox').

now whether you like the single or not, the rudebox remixes and videos are still fun to check out.

robbie williams - rudebox (riton remix)
robbie williams - rudebox (soul mekanik extended dub)
robbie williams - rudebox [sorry, i've been asked to take the mp3 down]

is cowboy the new pink? muse, the walkmen and the killers seem to think so

just seeing a rash of videos inspired by the wild west these days.
is this genre taking over last years punk revival visuals? guess i gotta get that bandana around my neck after all!


muse - knights of cydonia
the best video of the week! it's wild west madness as muse throw in kung fu, robots and a damsel in distress.
buy their crazy prog rock album here


the walkmen - louisiana
though not as raunchy as the muse are, the walkmen try to throw it up a notch with men in drag and the obigatory donkey
buy their awesome new album here

ALL THESE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE (The Killers)

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the killers - all these things i've done
the one that started the trend this year... just watch brendan flowers take a shower is reason enough!
buy their now classic album here

VIRAL HYPE: is the rudebox connected to robbie williams?

totally random, but there's been a bit of a rudebox phenomenom doing the viral rounds these days. basically people are asked to download a clip of a song called rudebox and shoot or edit a video to the groove.

the results have been hilarious (see my faves below!)

GRANNY RUDEBOX


GRANNY RETURNS RUDEBOX


OFFICE RUDEBOX

but what makes this rudebox setup interesting is the fact that the groove may just be the instrumental track to robbie williams new single. though nothing is confirmed yet, i have a feeling that this may just be true. if so, this departure into an electro-fantastic 80's groove makes me definitely psyched about what's to come!

fergie

with her mix of solid vocals and street sass, the prescence of fergie easily brought the Black Eyed Peas to a whole new level. so it was a matter of time that the 'licsiousness of fergie would go solo.
working with a truck load of producers, check out the first release of her upcoming album.
fergie - london bridge (will only be on for a week)

new video monday

I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK (Death Cab For Cutie)

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death cab for cutie - i will follow you into the dark
this is not only my favorite song on death cab's last album, but this is also my current favorite video.

YAZOO ONLY YOU (2006 version)

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yazoo - only you
definitely one of my all time favorite songs ever. don't know why alison moyet and vince never got back together again. was their rift that big? hm...

CHASING CARS (Snow Patrol)

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snow patrol - chasing cars
definitely one of my favorite songs out at the moment. i just can't stop listening to this.

EASY SILENCE (LIVE ON AOL) (Dixie Chicks)

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dixie chicks - easy silence
this is one of my favorite songs from the amazing dixie chicks album. all i can say is their album ranks up there as one of my fave albums of the year. i love rick rubin's gorgeous hand in crafting their voices and songs to the best i've ever heard these ladies sound. i love it!

beyonce - video premiere

beyonce - deja vu
not much else to say cept i love this song!

justin timberlake

is this guy really bringing sexy back? i'm not sure, but the buzz around this song is high, so love it before you want to spit on it's grave in two weeks time.
justin timberlake - sexyback (updated with new link, but one week only)