Cass McCombs - The Wine of Lebanon ( doc en studio, Dir : Chris Morgan ) 2020

 un son profond et pur, enregistré en utilisant un nouveau système audio d'Universal "  LUNA ", Cass McCombs nous revient toujours aussi profond et élégant, malgré la sophistication, c'est très proche du blues finalement ... si toute l'americana était de ce niveau, je n'écouterai que ça ...

 

Cats Park - In My Room ( Dir : Valery Nevin ) 2014

Duo rock/pop indé venu de St Petersbourg .... le son, l'ambiance est très agréable ainsi que le chant mais c'est surtout l'extrême qualité des images de ce clip qui impressionne ... le cadrage, la lumière, aussi bien que les ralentis, tout est superbe ... un vrai chic clip !

2nd Grade - Velodrome / My Bike ( Dir : Tim McAleer ) 2020

Double whammy : on attaque par " Velodrome ", très power pop " à la Nada Surf " c'est frais et sympa et à 2ms 02 c'est suivi de " My bike " et là ... c'est l'extase ... surtout pour ceux ( comme ma pomme ) qui y retrouve des échos de ( du regretté ) Sparklehorse pour le style mélodique brise-coeur, de Cass McCombs pour l'ambiance amérique rêveuse,  ou de Kurt Vile pour le son des guitares .... bref que de la bonne référence et c'est déjà énorme ... même si c'est toujours trop court ( 4'55 en tout ) quand on aime ...

Bob Dylan - Not dark yet ( Audiotrack ) 1997 - Last flag flying ( Movie ) 2015 - Didier Balducci - Tourisme Parralèle ( Book ) 2018

Les Chics Clips launches into the cultural prescription .... If you can, watch "Last flag flying", the three main actors do wonders and have rarely been so good, especially Steve Carell, to break your heart & Bryan Cranston , dazzling with energy. During the end credits you will hear "Not dark yet", an essential pearl signed Bob Dylan at its best .... for the literary council, if you know (or even il you don't  ! ) The city of Nice and its surroundings (especially St-Laurent -du-Var) & if you want to laugh endlessly, I recommend the wonderful book of chronicles by Didier Balducci, "Tourisme Parrallèle, Tome 1 - La Côte d'Azur ", published by Editions Mono-Tone.

Leon Bridges - Bad Bad News ( Dir : Natalie Rae ) 2018

... jazz soul ... smooth, perfectly sung, played & shot ! Miles above today's average music ... do not miss it !

M & General Elektriks - Melody Nelson ( Live On French TV ) 2009

... usually , I don't really like this french TV program called " Taratata " which seems to me as a pretentious but dull rip off of BBC's Later ( the host is NOT a musician ... it's probably why ... )... but this time .... there was a kind of magical on the set ... M & Hervé Salters are geniuses on guitar & keyboard & Gainsbourg's " Melody Nelson " is such a masterpiece ...

Erykah Badu - I Want You ( Audio track from " Worlwide Underground " ) 2003

.... let's play a game ... the goal is to do not think about sex BEFORE  five ( 5 )  mins at least of this song .... I bet my shirt ... ( listen to it 'till the very end , the final part is a psychedelic smasher ! )

Beck - Dear Life (Lyric Video) ( Dir : Jimmy Turrell, Laura Gorun, Brook Linder ) 2017

... New Beck stuff  definitely in Beatles mood ! .... beautiful & amazing sound , arrangement & production ...

Orval Carlos Sibelius - Les Oubliés ( Audio track ) 2017

.... marvellous " brand new " reappropriation of the great psychedelic albums from the 60's  ... Odessey & Oracle , Smile , Sergent Pepper's & others .... a gem .... magical ....

Xiu Xiu - Wondering ( Dir : Angela Seo ) 2017

... XLent Electro Pop from Canada ... sophisticated but " friendly ", precious & catchy .... highly enjoyable !

Inori (Prayer) - Video performance ( Dir : Eiji Tanigawa ) 2017

 .... astonishing Super High Speed Face Mapping (1000 fps ! ) ... beautiful & beyond technology , nearly " classical " in aesthetic terms .... true modern magicians ( concept : Nobumichi Asai ) .... this blog is made to share the pleasure of seeing things like that !
To watch the making of :  https://vimeo.com/210565827

Foxygen - Follow the leaders ( Dir : Cameron Dutra ) 2017

... a cross between Burt Bacharach's easy listening  & the 70's famous Philly ( soul ) sound .... clever & well done....

David Bowie - No Plan ( Dir : Tom Hingston ) 2016

.... very , very moving ..... I wonder if he really knew how much we loved him ...

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker ( Audio track ) 2016

.... a sepulchral voice who seems coming straight from the grave ..... amazing artistic & moral strength .... a mensch .... lyrics below :
If you are the dealer
I'm out of the game
If you are the healer
I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory
Then mine must be the shame 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
Magnified and sanctified Be Thy Holy Name Vilified and crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning For the help that never came 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
Hineni Hineni
I'm ready, my Lord
There's a lover in the story
But the story's still the same There’s an lullaby for suffering And a paradox to blame
But it’s written in the scriptures And it’s not some idle claim 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
They’re lining up the prisoners now The guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
They were middle-class and tame Didn’t know I had permission
To murder and to maim You want it darker
We kill the flame
Hineni Hineni
I'm ready, my Lord
Magnified and sanctified Be Thy Holy Name Vilified and crucified
In the human frame
A million candles burning For the love that never came 
You want it darker
We kill the flame
If you are the dealer
I'm out of the game
If you are the healer
I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory
Then mine must be the shame You want it darker
We kill the flame
Hineni Hineni
I'm ready, my Lord?

Solange - Cranes In The Sky ( Dir : Alan Ferguson & Solange Knowles ) 2016

Solange Knowles deserve our attention as she's just great & adventurous ( record arranged by Raphael Saadiq ) ...  between Erykah Badu & Joni Mitchell  ! Great references ... a gem  ... the music video is beautiful too .... CLASSY !

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Perfect Time ( Dir : Benjamin Kutsko ) 2016

... classic style song ... classy & jazzy ... Google Deep Dream FX's .... nice work ... & a trumpet " à la Beirut " ...

Sparks - This town ain't big enough for the both of us ( Audio Track , String Version ) 1977

.... fantastic song & appropriate different string arrangement ( as most of perfect songs , it could be played just by voice or on a single guitar or with one finger on a piano ,  whatever  ) ... a classic , a gem ....

David Bowie - I Can't Give Everything Away ( Dir : Jonathan Barnbrook ) 2016

... marvellous song .... deeply moving .... lyrics video ... 

The Last Shadow Puppets - Aviation/ Everything You've Come To Expect ( Dir : Saam Farahmand ) 2016

.... two splendid videos & tracks in a row ... brilliant & sophisticated  ... neo thriller/film noir with a " Furyo/Goodfellas " touch ....

Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit ( Dir : Medium & Robert Del Naja ) 2016

.... splendid music & a simple concept ... Kate Moss twirling a light bulb on a string in the dark ..... so trippy it's hop .... more is less ....