Thursday, August 04, 2011

I Want My Music Television - 8/4/11


There have been a couple of videos that have caught my eye lately so I thought I’d give them some love since the death of Musical Television left a void for a forum on the art form. If you are interested in buying the video through iTunes, click the title link (where available). If you are interested in buying the song, look for a link in the analysis.

Our Deal – Best Coast



MTV has released its latest so called Supervideo for the low-fi girl group Best Coast and it is the first that actually has somewhat of a sensical narrative: West Side Story by way of Grease starring Hit Girl, Maeby Fünke, Troy the Wonderboy and the girl from School of Rock with an ending so lame you wonder how the writers of Lost did not come up with it first.


The Death of You and Me - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds


Noel Gallagher recently poked fun of his former band (now calling themselves Beady Eye) for the poor showing on the chart, but if this song is the best a solo Noel has to offer, he may want to put down the stones before breaking his glass house.


The Book of Morris Johnson - Zee Avi


Zee Avi is signed to Jack Johnson’s record label and you can tell because she definitely has that mellow vibe (despite the dancing in the video), even uses the mellow instrument of choice of the day, the ukulele, and who knows, maybe she will even pop up on the next season of The Mellow Show.


Lost in My Mind - The Head And the Heart


If you are like me and are going through withdrawals waiting for new music from The Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons (both that may have new music out by the end of the year at the earliest) may I suggest to you The Head and the Heart that run in that same passionate folk / Americana of the previously mentioned bands.

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