Top Videos of 2011

What follows are ten videos we could not stop viewing and pondering over again and again. (Just a note, all of the songs are in alphabetical order according to song title, but we decided for the first time to single out our top pick at the bottom of the list.) Enjoy!

The Chapman Family’s “Anxiety” from thechapmanfamilytv YouTube Channel.



IAMX’s “Bernadette” from the iamx YouTube Channel.



Villagers’ “Cecelia and Her Selfhood” from the DominoRecords YouTube Channel.



Mojo Fury’s “Colour of the Bear” from the mojoFURYvisual YouTube Channel.



Creep’s “Day” from the youngturksrecords YouTube Channel.



David’s Lyre’s “In Arms” from the ThisIsDavidsLyre YouTube Channel.



Thirteen Senses’ “The Loneliest Star” from the ThirteenSensesTV YouTube Channel.



Erland and the Carnival’s “Map of an English Man” from the FullTimeHobbyRecords YouTube Channel.



Those Dancing Days’ “Reaching Forward” from the UniversalMusicSweden YouTube Channel.



Video of the Year: Duran Duran’s “Girl Panic” from the DuranDuranVEVO YouTube Channel.

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Eight Videos

Thought I would pop on to post the second round of videos for the month, as I start to look forward to a long weekend and some writing. Hope everyone is well. Enjoy!

Alpines’ “Drive” from their YouTube Channel: AlpinesMusic.



Frankie & The Heartstrings’ “Hunger” from their YouTube Channel: frankieheartstrings.



David’s Lyre’s “In Arms” from their Youtube Channel: ThisIsDavidsLyre.



The Unravelling’s “Move Forward Until You Are Dead” from their YouTube Channel: Theunravellingmusic.



The Kills’ “Satellite” from the DominoRecords YouTube Channel.



Jessie Ware & Sampha’s “Valetine” from the youngturksrecords YouTube Channel.



The New Raemon’s “Verdugo” from the bcoredisc YouTube Channel.



Two Door Cinema Club’s “What You Know” from their YouTube Channel: twodoorcinemaclub.

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Videos

I hate allowing a Tuesday pass by without something being posted. I will be returning later this week with a review, and have been working on a post on “darkwave” (hint: been listening to my favorite Dutch band!). Also, counting down to post 300 and no clue what to do for that landmark… still considering my options, but been listening to “Ashes to Ashes” as well and may be turning into something.

I also wanted to share something brilliant with all of you. Check out Discographies on Twitter. Essentially complete discographies of bands, with a twist, in under 140 characters.

Enjoy the videos (I threw in a classic for fun; Domino Records is about to release a boxset of Orange Juice).

The ABC Club’s “43” from their YouTube Channel: theabcclub.



Scissor Sisters’ “Any Which Way” from the ScissorSistersVEVO Channel.



Orange Juice’s “Rip It Up” from the DominoRecords YouTube Channel.



Marina and the Diamonds’ “Shampain” from their YouTube Channel: Marinaandthediamonds.



David’s Lyre’s “Tear Them Down” from their YouTube Channel: ThisIsDavidsLyre.



Antony and The Johnsons’ “Thank You For Your Love”” from the RoughTradeRecordsUK YouTube Channel.



Villagers’ “That Day” from the DominoRecords YouTube Channel.



Karen Elson’s “Truth Is In The Dirt” from the XLRecordings YouTube Channel.



Stornoway’s “Watching Birds” from the 4ADRecords YouTube Channel.



The Disco Biscuit’s “Widgets” from their YouTube Channel: TheDiscoBiscuitsVids.



Hurts’ “Wonderful Life” from their MySpace Videos page.


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