This week’s music videos are great for two reasons: dance and over-the-top theatricality. As such, this roundup takes on a very celebratory tone. Low Cut Connie wants you to shake it like Little Tina, Lethal Bizzle shows you how to get your Fester on, and Clean Bandit comes in with an army of professional dancers to inspire you up off that couch. Björk is also here to hit us in the mouth with her fresh-from-the-homeworld video for “lionsong,” which is obviously crazy because it’s by Björk. And two former hitters from the Swedish House Mafia have struck up a musical partnership that’s already resulting in explosions, both of the bass-drop and literal variety. Some weeks the roundup can be pretty heavy, filled with moody, smoldering songs that have videos to match, but this week, we rejoice, and ask you to get movin’ like Michelle Obama.
“Shake It Little Tina”—Low Cut Connie feat. Adamscarpenters (Above)
Low Cut Connie just went into the Audio Visuals hall of fame with this one. Watch Instagram’s Daily Dance king Adam Carpenter as he makes it rain Monopoly money on children, dances with the elderly, and gets down with … Thomas Middleditch?
“lionsong”—Björk
I mean, it’s Björk. We probably don’t even understand how good this video really is.
“Inverted”—Lorn
Yeah, no, that’s not where we thought this was going, but thank God it didn’t.
“On My Way”—Axwell & Ingrosso
Former Swedish House Mafia members Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell Hedfors have teamed up and made a multi-part action-packed blockbuster for our enjoyment. A pair of hustlers run afoul of some very violent men, and now they’ve got to run for their lives. What happens next?! Watch the second part here to see where the story goes.
“Give Me a Try”—The Wombats
This video from The Wombats at once mocks and pays tribute to the selfie-obsessed culture of dating and hooking up through online platforms. You know these characters. And even if you don’t know them, you’ve probably swiped right or left on at least a couple.
“Fester Skank”—Lethal Bizzle feat. Diztortion
If “Shake It Little Tina” hadn’t been so clearly the winner of this week’s roundup, British MC Lethal Bizzle’s humane use chickens on leashes might have taken the top spot. It’s a new dance. No tango.
“Battle (It’s Beautiful)”—The Angry Kids feat. Belle Humble
Monochromatic ninja clone armies doing battle in the shadow realm—that’s pretty much what’s going on here. Our money is on Team Scarlet.
“Sylvester Stallone”—Powell
Beware of information overload! The practical effects in this music video are pretty intense, and call to mind less Sylvester Stallone than they do Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Total Recall face transformation scene. And we’ll never be mad about some Paul Verhoeven-style realness.
“Dear Future Husband”—Meghan Trainor
Trainor comes to the table here with a doo-woppy take on Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” visual. Sometimes music videos just need to be glossy and shiny and fun. Pop music, amirite?
“Stronger”—Clean Bandit
So, Clean Bandit made this video in partnership with Microsoft and shot it with a bunch of Lumia phones or something, but all of that is irrelevant in the face of how outright joyful it is, with one of the best lip sync performances we’ve ever seen by a humble tour bus driver. He just wants to be stronger, y’all!
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