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No big visual album since SolangesWhen I Get Home, no splashy DIY masterpiece.
But that doesnt mean there werent plenty of hidden gems along the way.
Jungle, Casio
The English soul music collective Jungle is known for their one-shot dance videos.
The collaboration less contrived and more effortless this time fully shines.
The video is a reminder that impeccable dancing and good music always go well together.
He also directed Charlis White Mercedes and Robyns Ever Again videos this year.
In Gone, the singers battle the rain while tied to opposite sides of a white car.
The fashion is divine.
The body language is seductive.
The sexual tension is thick.
Its fanbait, and it works splendidly.
Summer Girl is their most whimsical video.
Its a beautiful homage to L.A. and that summer feeling of warm sun on your skin.
The concept of the Hungry Child video is brilliant.
A couple bickers over a song (Hungry Child)thats inexplicably started playing.
They search the house to take a stab at find its source.
A therapist suggests listening to the lyrics.
the couple realizes the source of the music: their bad relationship.
So they break up.
And the spell dissipates.
Its original and risky and a delight to watch.
In the video for Cellophane, FKA twigs takes center stage, covered in gold.
She then proceeds to pole dance and climb up to heaven.
Directed by Bjork collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang, its a human-and-CGI masterpiece.
Brittany Howard, Stay High
Brittany Howardgrew up poor in a trailer park.
Stay High is the first single of her new solo career.
The song is a reminder to stay positive in these hard times.
Brittany tellsSong Exploder, Get that ugly thing off your face means quit frowning.
The video takes it a step further, it leaves us beaming.
Tove Lo, Glad Hes Gone
In Glad Hes Gone,Toveconsoles her friend through a breakup.
)By the end, theres no denying Tove is a bona fide, cold-blooded criminal.
But despite her transformation, she never loses sight of what matters most: her heartbroken friend.
The whole thing really gives new meaning to ride or die.
Yet despite the allure of everything surrounding her, nothing measures up toLus glamour.
Every frame is like a painting.
