Since the release of their debut album In the Battles Years in 2016, we’ve written about a lot of Hillsburn music videos. Often directed and produced by former band member and songwriter Paul Aarntzen, they’ve largely focused on one creative element and run with them as far as they could be taken. Their latest video, “Get High,” takes that to an extreme and now, of all the Hillsburn videos we’ve seen, this one might just be our new favourite. Continue reading Hillsburn Capture the Moment at 10,000 Feet for ‘Get High’
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POSTDATA Want You to Know Which Direction the Love Flows on Joyful New Video for ‘Inside Out’
Off of Twin Flames, the third album from Wintersleep frontman Paul Murphy’s solo project, POSTDATA, comes a visual cornucopia as longtime collaborator and director Christopher Mills takes a crack at “Inside Out.” It’s an ode to all-consuming love, a message for those wary of behind burnt away with it and, even possibly, an anthem for the demisexual. Above all, by Murphy’s own description the song is uplifting and unabashedly openhearted, leaving us to sort out this puzzle box of new visuals through that lens. Continue reading POSTDATA Want You to Know Which Direction the Love Flows on Joyful New Video for ‘Inside Out’
Noah Malcolm Weighs a Life in Toronto Against Returning to His Hometown on Prince Edward Island With ‘City/Country (Live at the Sound Mill)’
The dedication Noah Malcolm makes on his latest single reads, “To anyone who has ever left home, wherever that is.” It’s a concept that seems so arbitrary and yet often forms a large pillar of our identities; that any place, whether through some quirk of our birth or years of familiarity, becomes the preferred context of our existence.
For Noah Malcolm, at least since 2015, that had been Toronto. But the Prince Edward Island-born musician has recently and unexpectedly found his way back to the east coast. It’s made him reconsider where he calls home and, inevitably, he’ll have to say goodbye to one of them. Continue reading Noah Malcolm Weighs a Life in Toronto Against Returning to His Hometown on Prince Edward Island With ‘City/Country (Live at the Sound Mill)’
The Bloody Hell Stick to the Community Guidelines to Capture the Bizarre Romance of ‘When You’re Gone’
In the category of band most likely to have their videos removed from Youtube, you needn’t look any further than Halifax’s The Bloody Hell. In fact, that ship already sailed for the band, with their 2019 video, “Out of Our Minds,” containing the most gratuitous stop-motion production to ever feature Barbie dolls. The band may have set a precedent for their over-the-top videos, but they’re hoping their latest will fly just under the radar of the community guidelines. Continue reading The Bloody Hell Stick to the Community Guidelines to Capture the Bizarre Romance of ‘When You’re Gone’
Jont Captures the Beauty of Cape Breton Through Matt Ingraham-Directed Video for ‘Birdwatching’
From his 2019 release, Gentle Warrior, Jont revisits the album’s opening track, treating “Birdwatching” to a stunning music video that highlights both the beauty of the Cape Breton Highlands and the talents of local director Matt Ingraham. Continue reading Jont Captures the Beauty of Cape Breton Through Matt Ingraham-Directed Video for ‘Birdwatching’