Artist: The 1975 Song/Video: “Love Me” Why You Want to Listen/Watch: The band looks and sounds gorgeous in the video, which is a great and sexy parody of stardom. I love the blue eye shadow, the hot tub, and the dancing. Also, it was directed by the wonderful Diane Martel, who was at the helm […]
Artist: Selena Gomez & Phantoms Song/Video: “Good for You” Why You Want to Listen/Watch: Why not? This is a great sing co-written by Gomez. Sexy by itself, LA’s Phantoms give “Good for You” some electronic sleaze. Details: The video is pretty, focusing on Selena Gomez. Phantoms come to Seattle on December 18th, while Gomez’s Revival […]
Band: HÔN Song: “S.U.B.” Why You Want to Listen: Jesper Lidang is HÔN, a Danish musician who writes excellent pop music. Lidang’s songs, subtle yet memorable, appear on White Lion, to be released at the end of October (November in the States). HÔN
Artist: Clark Song: “To Live and Die in Grantham” Why You Want to Watch: As directed by Christopher Hewitt, this guy in the video is having too much fun, and he’s got some fancy dance moves. Details: Electronic artist Clark visited Seattle twice in 2015. Not sure how, but I managed to miss both shows! […]
Band: The Insurrectionists Song: “He Who Cried, ‘Whore’” Why You Want to Listen: Casey K makes up New York’s the Insurrectionists, a rock band listing Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins, among others, on its Facebook page. I can hear that. The Insurrectionists’ new album, I Gave You The Moon But You Wanted The Stars, comes […]