New Videos: Architecture In Helsinki, Snakadaktal
News posted Monday, October 31 2011 at 09:00 AM.
Related: Architecture In Helsinki, Snakadaktal.
– An animatronic dolphin from ’90s TV series Flipper have come out of retirement for Architecture In Helsinki’s clip for 'W.O.W', Kellie Sutherland’s poignant ballad from new LP Moment Bends. The video is the second from the album directed by Melbourne duo Krozm, who were behind ‘Contact High’, as well as videos by Cut Copy and Midnight Juggernauts. Out through Modular, Moment Bends was described by M+N was “bold, unashamedly sincere, celebratory and thoughtful, nuanced and heartfelt”. Full review here.
– The “future of Australian music” as espoused by YouTube user Ausmusic1204 presumably involves five Steiner School kids, a forest, glitter, pinatas and coloured flares. In other words, triple j Unearthed High-winning-Snakadaktal (with the help of directors Lachlan Wilson and Tom Burgess) have created a clip for ‘Air’, which is taken from their debut self-titled EP. It’s out through I Oh You (DZ Deathrays, Bleeding Knees) on November 25. Tour dates below.
Sat, Dec 3 – The Toff, Melbourne, VIC
Thu, Dec 8 – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Wed, Dec 14 – Goodgod Small Club, Sydney, NSW
Thu, Dec 15 – Alhambra Lounge, Brisbane, QLD
Fri, Dec 16 – Neverland, Gold Coast, QLD
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Flipper!
AIH dude looks like he's missing eyebrows. And like he's a little bit dead. I like the clip, it's all nice and relaxing and then you realise how very silly that dolphin looks and you have a little giggle to yourself.
5 young kids playing melancholi-pop. What's not to like?
That Snakadaktal clip...what is it actually saying?
It's teen melancholy that will appeal to Coldplay/Temper Trap fans, but there's no MESSAGE.
To disaffected youth, punk offered liberation through rebellion and non-conformity. But these Snakadaktal kids (and their fans) embody arty-hipster conformity. The girl has a pretty voice, that's undeniable. But this is 'the future of Australian music'? They sound exactly like the Temper Trap with a girl singer.
There's so much music without a message.
Punk offered something to relate to, feel a part of, united rebellion. Are hipsters really any different? I see their conformity as anti-conformity, in a similar way to punks of days gone by.
Here's a little something to soothe your need for a message blacklight.