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Category: Video Review
Live Footage: The Beguiling, Captivating Gina Chavez on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert
As the Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Gina Chavez has explained in interviews, her sophomore effort up.rooted, which was released last year, is ““a rhythmic exploration of who I am” – “a sonic garden of stories from an ethnically mixed woman on […]
New Video: The Taut and Anxious, New Video for Viet Cong’s “Bunker Buster”
Over the past year, the Calgary, Alberta-based quartet of Viet Cong, comprised of Matt Flegel (bass, vocals), Scott Munro (guitar), Daniel Christiansen (guitar) and Mike Wallace (drums) have received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere for […]
New Video: Check Out This Guy Getting Down to Society’s Protocol
Comprised of 24 year old vocalist James Girdier and producer Brendan Lynch, the duo of Society initially released two highly sought-after limited edition releases under the a veil of mystery that has been gradually lifted […]
New Video: Story of the Running Wolf’s Fittingly, Weird Science-Inspired Video for Electric
Since their formation in 2012, the Los Angeles-based synth pop duo Story of the Running Wolf, comprised of Josh D’Elia and Jeffrey Chernick have developed a reputation for a retro-sound meshed with modern production techniques, which […]
New Video: Introducing the Up-and-Coming London-based R&B Artist Shanay
Performing under the mononym Shanay, Shanay Holmes is a London-based singer/songwriter who has started to receive attention across the British blogosphere as her debut EP Time is slated for an October 1, 2015. EP title track […]
New Audio: My Gold Mask’s New Single Reveals a Subtle, Futuristic Refinement of Their Sound
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM over the past couple of years, you may be familiar with the Chicago-based duo My Gold Mask. Comprised of Greta Rochelle and Jack Armando, the duo bonded over their mutual love of […]
New Video: Bad Bad Hats’ Goofy, Salad Toting Video for “Shame”
Psychic Reader, the debut full-length effort from the Minneapolis, MN-based trio Bad Bad Hats has received quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere, since its July release through Afternoon Records. The album’s first single “Shame” is comprised of angular […]
New Video: Soul Clap, Funkadelic, and Sly Stone Team Up for Some Futuristic, Cosmic Funk
Comprised of Eli Goldstein (a.k.a. Bamboozle and a.k.a Elyte) and Charles Levine (a.k.a. Lonely C and a.k.a. Cnyce), the Boston, MA-based production and DJ duo Soul Clap have over the course of a number of […]
New Video: Check Out the Dark, Unsettling and Psychedelic Video for Nots’ “Reactor”
Naturally, when most people think of Memphis, TN and of its vibrant music scene, they would probably name-check a number of that city’s soul, funk, hip-hop and country acts that have called Memphis home. However, over the […]
New Video: TIO’s Lonely and Nostalgic, New Video for “Through the Clouds”
The mysterious Toronto, ON–based electro pop act TIO first caught the attention of this site and the rest of the blogosphere with the release of their atmospheric and brooding first single “Lips Like Wine” late last year. The […]
New Video: Strange Wilds “Pronoia” Channels Early Nirvana and 90s Grunge
Comprised of Steven (guitar and vocals), Allen (drums) and Sean (bass), the Pacific Northwestern trio Strange Wilds can trace their origins to 2012, when Steven and Sean first met. At the time, Sean was in […]
New Video: The Dark and Trippy Video for \\GT//’s “Something’s Wrong With My Mind”
Comprised of Scotty Lee (vocals, guitar), Byron Sonnier (bass) and Mike Beasley (drums). the Birmingham, AL-based trio \\GT// has gone through several iterations since its founding member Lee started the project as a sort of […]
New Video: Seoul’s New Video For “Real June” Evokes The Feeling and Spirit of Summer and Childhood
Comprised of angular synth stabs, swirling and undulating electronics, skittering percussion and hot flashes of cymbals paired with plaintive vocals that sonically bore a resemblance to Beacon and I Love You It’s Cool-era Bear in Heaven, “The Line,” the first single […]
New Video: Thayer Sarrano’s Gorgeous and Hauntingly Cinematic Video for “Shaky”
Athens, GA-based multi-instrumentalist Thayer Sarrano has had quite an interesting life: Sarrano grew up in a monastery and in the swamps of Georgia’s southern coast. As a child, Sarrano was classically trained, wrote poetry and compositions — […]