Sia Unveiled A Cage Battle With "Elastic Heart"

Maddie Ziegler is back! The child dancer of the iconic "Chandelier" music video isn't the sole star in the new Sia video for "Elastic Heart," though. The 12-year-old "Dance Moms" prodigy now shares the spotlight with 'Transformers' actor Shia Labeouf. The two will go on a cage battle with an extremely strong abusive lover-Satan figure and they just killed it.
The bubbling ballad "Elastic Heart," featured on Australian pop star Sia's re-release of her 2014 album "1000 Forms of Fear," is about finding love after enduring heartbreak and pain. With its syncopated drum beats and synth-tastic melodies, this Sia soared was a perfectly chaotic combination. Set inside what looks like an enormous birdcage, the eye-catching clip, was once again co-directed by Daniel Askill, sees burly, buff, and dirty LaBeouf interpretive birdcage fight with Ziegler as they perform a moving piece of interpretive dance.
What follows is confounding, but absorbing. After pacing across from one-another and busting out a few epileptic dance moves, the two crawl across the floor towards each other, and LaBeouf engages in an interpretive dance-fight with Lil Sia tossing LaBeouf around the cage like a rag doll. And once again, Ziegler reprises her role as Sia's diminutive stand-in-blonde bob, skin-colored leotard, and all. This time, she conveys an especially compelling sense of intensity, emotion, and grace. Overall, it's a mesmerizing viewing experience.

Betty Who stays joyful in "Somebody Loves You"

Betty Who has a new colorful music video out for her anthem "Somebody Loves You," and no, you don't just have a major case of déjà vu. The 22-year-old Australian singer-songwriter, born Jessica Anne Newham, has simply remade the clip for "Somebody Loves You," which originally got a less-polished video treatment back in 2013. If you're one of the 10 million people who have watched the Home Depot surprise gay marriage proposal on YouTube, then you're already familiar with her breakout song.
"'Somebody Loves You' was originally a breakup song for me. I had written it initially about this guy I was dating, and he didn’t care about me as much as I did. I was writing the song to him like, 'Wait, I love you so much and you're not listening to me.' When we went back to record it, it was way more joyous and fun. Once I figured out what I was doing in my relationship, it all kind of opened up," Betty explained. "The message is either 'you hurt me' or 'let's get down in the club.' I wanted to write a song that would make people feel happy and that's where 'Somebody Loves You' comes from."
Betty's known for earworm hooks, cardio-friendly production, and her stadium-filling voice. Now makes New York her home base as she prepares to conquer the world with her own special brand of fun breezy bubblegum pop. "'Somebody Loves You' has been in my life for so long that I wanted to start fresh in some way and make it new and exciting for myself and everyone who's been a fan of the song since it came out," Betty said via email. "I wanted to make a video that captures the energy of the message of the song, which is about having fun, being joyful, and loving yourself, as well as falling in and out of love with other people."
The newly unveiled take is an even brighter, bolder and bubblier journey, stays faithful to the infectious fun (not to mention retro styling) of the original but amps up the dance-party factor by, like, a buh-jillion, as Betty and her faithful crew sport a bunch of fierce lewks and bounce along to the sound of her euphoric jam on the sidewalk. If people in the '80s had social media and YouTube, this is probably what a mall aerobics class-organized flash mob would've looked like. Like her upcoming tour BFF Katy Perry's "This Is How We Do," it's an über-colorful, purely joyous trip.

Grimes wander through the circles of hell in "Go"

Canadian producer and electro-pop singer Grimes, known offstage as Claire Boucher, came out swinging in late June with "Go," her first song in two years. The tune signals a departure from the sound she established herself with, mostly, she explained at the time, because she had written it for Rihanna originally, but it was turned down when Rihanna chose not to record it, Grimes and collaborator Vancouver beatsmith Blood Diamonds then decided to reclaim the track for themselves. In her hands, the track features screams and drops and echoes; it's vibing just fine with the rollout for Grimes' highly-anticipated new album.
It's a truly epic bit of pop weirdness, and now her recent summer jam has a pretty wow-worthy video to match. It is a dizzy pileup of images: Black lights! Iron masks! Billowing silks! Big-ass swords! Intense Vapo-Rub dance moves! Sand dunes! Hair flips! It's a whole lot to process like next-level crazy and we mean that in a good way. In the past, Grimes music videos have brought Claire Boucher to a football game, a motocross rally, and deep into the woods. For her brand new "Go" video, she's out in the desert, visiting the Salton Sea, and dancing amongst mimes in a neon chamber. And really, the video was also partially inspired by Korn's "Freak On a Leash." Seriously.

Co-directed by Grimes with her brother Mac under the alias Roco-Prime, the cryptic clip is a sci-fi homage to Dante's Inferno features sweeping desert landscapes and casts Grimes as Dante and Blood Diamonds as Virgil. It even opens with the first lines from "Inferno," spoken over images of dancers moving in a dark. Eventually, her new "Go," the EDM-influenced lead single off her forthcoming LP, kicks in, and the singer wields swords and crosses deserts while wandering through her personal circles of hell. What happens next is a wild visual feast of claustrophobic demonic dance and gorgeous post-apocalyptic imagery in her Korn-inspired take on the epic poem.
"It's our take on Dante's 'Inferno.' The circles of hell reflect more contemporary issues though. In the 'Inferno,' people's actions in life echo eternally," Grimes explains on her Tumblr about the different scenes represent a contemporary take on Dante's infamous "circles of hell." "It's not a traditional hell, it kind of reflects stuff that's going on today. We shot a bunch at the Salton Sea, which is basically an apocalyptic wasteland filled with dead fish because of human carelessness, a hallway of bullet holes à la Korn 'Freak on a Leash.'" If that sounds like a lot, don't fret. "It is also abstract enough to just be a trippy visual accompaniment to the song," the singer concludes.

Bebe Rexha - "I Can't Stop Drinking About You"

Bebe Rexha is s no stranger to a mean pop hook. The burgeoning pop singer-songwriter is crawling from under the bed in search of her own spotlight and finally having her solo moment, after crafting the skeleton of Eminem and Rihanna's hit "The Monster" and Cash Cash's club smash, “Take Me Home.” The 25-year-old quirky pop prospect released the lead single from her debut album, "I Can't Stop Drinking About You," earlier this year, and then released her debut video for the song at Billboard that was inspired by the films Girl, Interrupted and Melancholia.
Rexha, a first-generation Albanian-American from Brooklyn, draws from her experiences with romance, family difficulties and personal challenges to create electrifying tracks that are a combination of toughness and vulnerability with her astounding vocals. Her sound is as versatile as her subject matter. With the release of her single, "I Can't Stop Drinking About You," a song that MTV calls a "certifiable smash," 2014 is shaping up to be the year Rexha takes center stage. She penned the song while being hammered following a bad break up.
One listen to her strong pipes and edgy lyrics on "I Can't Stop Drinking About You," you'll want to give her a shot. "'I Can't Stop Drinking About You' is about that gut-sinking feeling you get right after your heart's been broken," says Rexha. "I wanted the song to be a snapshot of how someone feels at that exact moment. The video is modest and raw, and I tried to capture that feeling of heart break and the whirlwind of the emotions that come with it: a little bit of anger, frustration, sadness, the craziness, and the fear of the unknown. It's the aftermath of love gone wrong."
The video was directed by Michael Mihail, who used the slow-mo camera. The clip, pairs absolutely perfectly with the confessional lyrics of the song, is a little bit more alternative and dark. It finds the Staten Island native sanctuary in a Los Angeles home and surrounded by empty bottles and not much else, as she tries to remember the harrowing final moments of a tumultuous romance relationship and it's intense. Like the song itself, the video introduces Rexha as a striking pop personality while zeroing in on her most dramatic impulses.

Coldplay take on body acceptance in "True Love"

Coldplay have released the music video for "True Love," the third single off British rock band's latest "Ghost Stories" album. The theme of that album was frontman Chris Martin's conscious uncoupling from wife Gwyneth Paltrow. The "True Love" video tells a sad, yet heartwarming story about two outcasts who find strength through their struggles and ultimately find happiness within themselves and each other. And the message behind the video is that, in spite of the obstacles blocking our access, 'anything is possible.'
This song finds Martin missing the passion they had at the beginning of their relationship and questioning if she still loves him. During an interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, Martin was asked directly by the DJ whether the subject of the album was the breakdown of his relationship, Martin responded, "I wouldn't use the word breakdown, this was more a realization about trying to grow up basically."
Romantic at heart: Martin shows how huge his heart is by putting on an inflatable sumo suit to portray a backstage janitor with a 'big' heart yearning in search of the bigger picture dance on stage in Jonas Åkerlund-directed video which serves as a moving representation of the song's lyrics about wanting not only love, but a love that's real. Martin sings, "Just tell me you love me/ If you don't then lie/ Lie to me/ And call it true/ Call it true love." But Martin actually isn't alone, he has Canadian actress Jessica Lucas, starring opposite him as an aspiring lithe ballerina sporting her own sumo suit and is therefore ostracized by her fellow dancers and frequently turned down for gigs.
However, the free-spirited, beautiful ballerina doesn't let it get her down, and she's proud to dance to the beat of her own drum, while Martin's more lonesome-seeming janitor goes about his daily duties and entertains his own fantasies about the corps de ballet. Mocked and chastised for their appearance, they both aspire to be dancers despite repeated put-downs by those around them. They eventually meet, fall in love and put on a dance show of their own showcasing their unique styles. The whimsical video is a sweethearted affair that disgustingly cute!

BANKS sticks to her moody in 'Beggin For Thread'

BANKS has hypnotized fans around the world with her real moody R&B chops since she released "Before I Ever Met You" and "Fall Over" in 2013, and whilst some of the early BANKS tracks felt a little passive and apathetic at times, her more recent run of material are far more direct and forceful, going straight for the jugular, especially in the cutting lyrical content. With her fittingly titled debut LP, "Goddess," out just about a month away, the Los Angeles songstress is gradually teasing the entire album on her Soundcloud, with another track, "Beggin For Thread."
This time around, BANKS steps out from the shadows of neo-R&B, coming across a bit more forceful and aggressive over an especially moody, house-inspired medley of chunky synths, zig-zagging layers of percussion, and random studio noise. While her croon can be especially poignant and fragile at times, the rawness is doubly apparent in lines like "I got itches that scratch/ And sometimes I don't got a filter/ But I'm so tired of even/ I love my misspoken words." "Beggin For Thread," is yet again sultry but surprisingly danceable. It may be the most upbeat and memorable track she's released but don't expect disco balls or choreographed dance moves.
On "Beggin For Thread," the big-in-England singer-songwriter sounds something like a genetic fusion of Fiona Apple and James Blake, and I consider that to be high praise indeed. The brooding chanteuse sticks to her somber black-and-white tones in the song's accompanying clip, produced by Jesse Rogg and Tim Andreson. Unlike her video for "Drowning," this one is entirely done in black-and-white, following sensual body movements by topless, and bulky, male dancers, as BANKS shows off that vocal range of hers, and even dances a bit in the background.
So far, BANKS' videos have been moody and minimal and her latest is no different and matches the emotional intensity of the song. In the stark, intense, mostly black-and-white video with dramatic flashes of tonal red cut in for contrast, we see BANKS on a soundstage, surrounded by provocative interpretative dancers and a white horse appear on an empty sound stage, moving and writhing to the California musician's haunting melody and lyrics. But the best thing about this video is BANKS' icy stare into the camera. Dark and elegant, this video giving depth to the music thanks to the talented director Barnaby Roper.

Kiesza Unleashed Follow Up "Giant in My Heart"

Our new favorite dance-pop singer Kiesza follows her number one single "Hideaway" with a new single "Giant in My Heart." It felt like Canadian pop belter came out of nowhere with her irrepressible and inescapable sound, and judging by its super-catchy follow-up "Giant In My Heart," she's here to stay. The Canadian songstress has now unleashed her a new wild accompanied clip for "Giant in My Heart," featuring a man who dresses up like a shimmering drag queen to watch her perform.
Kiesza has written music for Rihanna, Kylie Minogue and Icona Pop, and last week she put out her own debut EP, "Hideaway," on Island Records. It sounds right off '90s dance pop radio, but in the wake of Disclosure's breakthrough, that thumping bass also sounds pretty in-the-now. "Giant in My Heart," follows the same style of her soaring debut club throwback "Hideaway," mixing pop and deep house. It builds on the diva vocals and lose yourself-beat that made "Hideaway" a success, while the lyrics tackle the aftermath of a breakup. The perfect summer sound.
Kiesza has defied all expectations and dropped a massive tune as the follow-up to her international smash hit "Hideaway," proving that there is more to this new star than being a one-hit wonder. Picking up where "Hideaway" left off, "Giant In My Heart" once again sees the dance star plunder the 90s house scene for her beats, with subtle electronica pounding beneath her powerful, diva-esque vocals, before building to a seriously retro hook. All the while, Kiesza gives us another great dance sequence in theme with the song's '90s vibes.
Its video, on the other hand, is a definite departure from the visual clip for "Hideaway." Filmed on the streets of Williamsburg, the quirky new promo follows around a put-upon New Yorker who's living a double life: At first he seems like just another disgruntled 9-5er whose day is marred by the annoyances of working an unsatisfying and frustrated office job, but then we find out that he lead a very freeing, second life at nighttime, a fierce stiletto-wearing drag queen who goes to watch Kiesza perform in a club with his like-minded friends. By the end his two worlds collide, as if he's taken her lyric "just give me back the moments that we made" truly to heart.

MØ busting some moves in "Don't Wanna Dance"

On the eve of the release of her debut album, "No Mythologies To Follow," Denmark's songstress MØ, aka Karen Marie Ørsted, whose name means "maiden" or "virgin" in Danish, is easing the anticipation a little by releasing a badass video for infectious lead single, "Don't Wanna Dance," which is a misleading title and sees the 25-year-old Danish queen of seductively brash power-pop herself and busting some moves in a pretty sweet furry pink coat with a lots of girls in experimental outfits dancing in a junkyard in this one.
With her unique take on music that lies somewhere between experimental R&B and pop, "Don't Wanna Dance," is a jazzier, soulful turn from the edgy electropop we're used to hearing from her; here Danish electro-pop princess delightfully veers into what's almost Scandinavian Amy Winehouse territory. A neat, less synthy production allows "Don't Wanna Dance" to really showcase her crystal-clear vocals. The track is the most straightforward pop song the Danish singer has released so far. MØ trades in her dark synths for handclaps and it's a lot more light-hearted than what we're used to from her, bordering on saccharine, but it's catchy enough to balance that out.
Yes, "Don't Wanna Dance" gets a blissful summery dance floor make over. Yet rather like a sexual experience with someone you weren't quite sure about, yet they end up knowing exactly what they're doing, all you can do is give yourself up and lose yourself to the moment. "It's the sunny side of being young and confused," MØ says of the song, which she wrote one morning after going out with her hometown friends and then dreaming of the chorus. "I grew up in the suburbs, in a small town, and I wanted [the music video] to have that trashy vibe-while you know, being fabulous at the same time."
Just like the track itself, the video gives off a vibe of sweetness mixed with an undertone of total sass, but features a lot more dancing than the title would have you believe. Set predominantly in the curious setting of a car scrap junkyard, the functioning industrial machinery in the background provides the perfect juxtaposition to MØ and her girl gang jumping around in a 'girls dancing in their bedroom at a sleepover' type of way. The kicked-up pop track is turned on its head with MØ lip-syncing in a cloudy junkyard and um, dancing. Definitely dancing. Check it out below and  pick up some groovy new dance moves just in time for the weekend.

Timeflies teamed up with Katie Sky in "Monsters"

Eminem and Rihanna aren't the only ones who are dealing with "Monsters," the musical masterminds of electro-pop-hip-hop-rap group Timeflies have some demons they're dealing with, too. The pop-rap duo teamed up with the guest vocals of Bristol-based singer-songwriter Katie Sky, unleashed their brand new music video for "Monsters," the third official and fourth overall single off of their upcoming debut studio album "After Hours," which will be released on April 29th via Island and UMG Recordings, and it is currently available for pre-order on iTunes.
Timeflies taking over the music scene since late 2010 has proven to be more than just a one-note Internet sensation since then and has definitely been a rewarding experience. The 'electro-hip-hop-dub-something' duo consisting of Producer Rob "Rez" Resnick and vocalist Cal Shapiro. Though they got their start in Boston, the guys are originally from New Jersey and New York, respectively, and are currently living in Manhattan. Using elements of pop, hip-hop, electro, dubstep, and rock, Timeflies aims to escape genre limitations.
Their goal has always been to make music that people can connect with. Though Resnick and Shapiro co-write all melodies and lyrics, Resnick's passion for his music is apparent in the way he speaks: a rapid-fire, fervent kind of way that gives the impression that he's constantly thinking in rhythm, notes and chords. Though Resnick is chiefly responsible for mixing beats and the synth in the background of tracks, he is equally as comfortable with the piano, drums and guitar - a testament to his musicality. His academic and practical understanding of classic musical theory also permits him to stray from the norms and thoughtfully defend what he's doing.
Now the multi-talented duo hit us with yet another new track for "Monsters," this time slowing up from their previous hits. "Monster" has a light sound that's not over-powering and a smooth beat in the background to complement it. What also makes this track amazing is that Sky has the sweetest sounding vocals I've heard in a while. Overall, the song has that traditional Timeflies sound, but in a good way. It's a sound they know listeners like. Without doubt, another brilliant track, mixing the perfect voice of Sky with the vocals of Shapiro. Their infusion of pop, hip-hop and dancefloor music will keep everyone excited and going long "After Hours."

Clean Bandit show off something "Extraordinary"

Clean Bandit, the U.K. classical-dance crossover act unveiled the video for their latest single, "Extraordinary," features vocals from British singer Sharna Bass and is the fourth single to be taken from the London-based quartet's upcoming debut album, "New Eyes," due out Jun 17th in the U.S. Meet Clean Bandit, your newest crush, and get ready to fall head over dancin' heels in love with Clean Bandit, whose "Extraordinary" video, shot in Cuba and featuring choreography, some reckless behavior with a stringed instrument and a cameo by a piglet.
Just as Disclosure were to 2013, the Cambridge-based, classical-meets-dance foursome are quickly shaping up to be one of most game-changing arrivals to the dance floor this year. Having only dropped a handful of singles, the U.K. group hit the ground running this past January in a major way with their unbelievably successful No.1 smash, "Rather Be" featuring Jess Glynne. When jungle met classical... Clean Bandit are an odd, almost indescribable beast and the group set about matching breakbeats to classical flourishes. It was all rather unexpected. So unexpected, in fact!
Packed with alluring soft synths and an engrossing bassline, "Extraordinary" is another innovative cut and a flawless piece of dance-pop. Bass's vocal work fits like a glove, forging an epitomic example of commercial dance music done to the highest caliber. Drifting along a gentle piano and strings-supported melody at first, Bass smoothly pleads her case with a lover who might not be for very much longer. Then, in comes the chorus with an almighty rush of next-level electronic beats, combining snappy bits of '90s Brit Garage à la Katy B with R&B and even some steel drums. "Something extraordinary, something real/ To fill my days and nights with something that I can feel," she urges.
Clean Bandit's surreal self-produced videos are always something of a spectacle: they mastered the power of persuasion for UK Shanty by convincing Lily Cole to plunge into a freezing swimming pool, drummer Luke Patterson conquered ice-skateboarding in Dust Clears and multi-instrumentalist Jack Patterson taught himself CGI animation so he could create a golden snake for their A&E video. "We shot the official video in Cuba. It's an incredible country, unlike anywhere else we have ever been to," says cellist Grace Chatto. "We wanted to capture the euphoric feeling of the music in sunshine and dancing. We made the video ourselves, as always, with help from two Russian friends and some wonderful people we met out in Havana."

Lykke Li returned with "No Rest For The Wicked"

Those of you who like to abscond into depressing films like "Blue Valentine" are in for a treat. Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li returned with a story of intimacy and separation with the depressing video to her chest-thumping new single, "No Rest For The Wicked" the second single taken from her upcoming third studio album, "I Never Learn," due out May 6th via Atlantic. It is a beautifully shot film evokes the harsh emotional turmoil of a breakup and the subject matter of the new album, which Li wrote after a breakup.
Following on from the critically acclaimed album "Wounded Rhymes" in 2011, the 28-year-old songstress continues her strong push towards her "I Never Learn," the third part in a trilogy of her albums, which is full of big emotional ballads, and one of the biggest and most emotional is "No Rest For The Wicked." It follows "Love Me Like I'm Not Made Of Stone," revealed earlier this year. The first song we heard cut through with its aching minimalism, just a bleached voice and husky guitar. Now she follows up with the orchestral "No Rest For The Wicked."
Speaking about the song, the singer commented: "'No Rest For The Wicked' is the second song I wrote for 'I Never Learn.' I wrote it in Sweden when I was packing up my shit, and I'd just gotten out of a relationship and it was a horrible time. I just had the hurt, shame, sadness, guilt, longing. The vocal track, the take, is the demo. In the verse, I'm referring to myself pleading guilty but I'm referring to all of us." The song is a heart-wrenching tale of lost love. The video portrays Li's lyrics through its beautifully shot depiction of intimacy and separation, accompanied by the raw vocals and emotional harmonies.
Director Tarik Saleh is able to match the song's emotional weight through a story of two lovers torn apart due to external factors, as "No Rest for the Wicked" video pits Li amidst an interracial love affair, in which her seafaring lover comes and goes like the wind. There's a vintage wash over the three-and-a-half minute clip that recalls a director like Valentine's Derek Cianfrance, and a sense of isolation that rings true to the song's lyrical visuals. Sad music and interracial love surrounded by jerky-sustained hatred... you can see where this is going. Watch the drama unfold below.

Neon Jungle throw 'Welcome to the Jungle' rave

British four-piece girl group Neon Jungle strike back with the release of their brand new spankin' music video for the EDM-reggae rave-y club tune, "Welcome to the Jungle." Just with four feisty girlband members instead of a massive bear. Everything about those Neon Jungle ladies is big. Big hair, even bigger fangirly crushes on boybands and bloody mahoosive tunes. And their shiny new single "Welcome to the Jungle" might just be their biggest yet.
Following their first two hit and flawless singles, "Trouble" and "Braveheart," with the latter peaking at No.4 on the UK chart earlier this year. The ladies of Neon Jungle - Scot Shereen Cutkelvin, Amira McCarthy, Jess Plummer, and Asami Zdrenka revealed the naked truth to The Razz with "Welcome to the Jungle" as the third official cut to be lifted from their upcoming still untitled debut studio album, scheduled to be released this Summer via Sony and RCA Records.
The girls continues showing all potential with another club banger from start to finish mixing pop, rap and electronic music with an hypnotic and catchy. "Welcome To The Jungle" picks up where the girls left off with earth-shattering beats, insanely catchy vocals and hands-in-the-air atmospherics. It is a pretty epic electro-pop powerhouse anthem complete with sick euphoric breakdowns, an insanely catchy chorus, and a slick rapping verse to finish us off, and the EDM-tinged beat breaks are hot. Blowing a party horn.
Whilst there isn't an actual jungle in the video, Neon Jungle throw a rave in abandoned warehouse/giant club and showed their wild side when two of the girl band stripped off in a wood during filming for their dimly-lit new video. Staying true to form, the visuals see the girls hanging out in some weird woodland-y type scenario for a right old shin dig before finding themselves shrouded by neon-colored lights at a rave involving lots of foliage, a swing and some shaky camerawork. There's fire, break-dancing and plenty of awesome hair.

Coldplay ambling through a forest in "Midnight"

Coldplay has unveiled a haunting black-and-white music video for chilly new track "Midnight," an atmospheric track absent of the anthemic rock elements of earlier chart-toppers, but overflowing with hints that frontman Chris Martin and company have been spinning Bon Iver records pretty hard as they prep a sixth studio album, their first album since 2011's "Mylo Xyloto," which heard them sprinkle pop electronics over their soaring serenades, but the first teaser from upcoming album No.6 strays much further beyond that. It's subdued, murky, twinkling, but definitely not lead single material on first listen.
The ethereal track's desolate feel and heavy use of vocal overdubs, along with what sounds like a vocoder, feels more Bon Iver or The Knife-like rather than U2 and Radiohead, the group's traditional targets of comparison. A far cry from the anthemic chorus of their most recent track, "Atlas," which doubled as their contribution to the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack, "Midnight" is one of the group's most understated singles. For five minutes, the British rock band maintains a slow pulse highlighted by shimmering synthesizers that have more in common with downtempo EDM than Coldplay's piano rock. It's the band at their most spacious and ambient, stripped down to a ghostly essence.
What hit us the hardest is Martin's plaintive, thoroughly treated vocals. The frontman's tone has become ubiquitous in modern soft rock, but "Midnight" hears it distorted, with any hint of recognition gently drifting away further into the darkness. Martin intones heavily affected vocals that, at times, resemble early Nineties Peter Gabriel as he sings about darkness, while the synths build throughout the track before a skittery, rave-like keyboard line flits about noisy static. The track closes with Martin asking that a light be left on. Maybe somewhere deep within the effects-heavy murk of his more incoherent lyrics is something that explains just why the song came out at a time local to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
The Mary Wigmore-directed atmospheric clip, matches the mood of the tune, is dark and chilly, full of black-and-white photo-negative images and what looks like heat-sensitive silhouettes of Coldplay's members ambling through some sort of parallel universe X-ray forest. Set primarily in a wooded area and shot in negative exposure, the trippy "Midnight" clip follows the band as they dance around to an airy electro-pop arrangement. You also get glimpses of a wandering wolf along with sped-up cityscapes. What Martin and his Auto-Tune will sound like when morning comes and they're out of the woods, we'll have to wait and see. Enjoy its subtle spookiness below.

Foxes having a good time in "Let Go for Tonight"

You might not know Foxes by her name, but you definitely know her voice. She's the English singer-songwriter (aka Louisa Rose Allen) featured on Zedd's inescapable smash hit, "Clarity," and is now gearing up to release her debut album "Glorious," due out on March 4th via Sony Music Entertainment. the up and comer Brit-Pop sensation has just unleashed the fun and colorful video for new single, "Let Go For Tonight," a song originally from her "Warrior" EP that has been revamped as the next official single and sixth overall taken from Foxes' upcoming debut studio album.
Similar to her previous releases, Foxes' new offering, written by herself, is an inspiring mid-tempo pop tune and a wonderful synth-pop creation with loud, crashing production and an emphasis on her show-stopping acrobatic vocal performance. Foxes sings here about forgetting about your problems, and living your "present" the happiest you can. "Let go for tonight baby/ Let love in your life and be shown/ Let go for tonight baby, who needs sleep tonight," the 24-year-old British beauty sings.

With a soft, piano-driven intro, the single then kicks the energy into full gear as the four minutes roll on. "So I call your name, the only thing I know, is I need you here, will you be gone forever?", the singer questions before the chorus comes crashing in. The track is poppy, fun and inspiring. While the track holds fast to the worldly toned elements that her previous works are centered around, it also brings an explosive element to her sound that hasn't been showcased before. "Let Go For Tonight" may be her most gripping song yet. Sung with extraordinary heart, the lyrics propel over the gentle instrumental with such ambition that they quickly become the centerpiece in what is an overall fascinating anthem.
As for the Marc Klasfeld-directed video, Foxes does what she sings and lets go by taking part in a big mess at a dinner party after throwing colorful childish food fight at her friends. It opens with the singer sitting at a table in a pristine, all white room with a blank canvas, and triggering an epic paint fight, things get crazy as the song evolves. Surrounded by friends, Foxes seems to be having a carefree, good time as she gives a classy, yet sexy, performance and delivers the lyrics to her song in front of the camera before a desert scene is shown to end the visual on a high note. The concept fits the joyous message of the song perfectly.

Beyonce having a blast at Coney Island in "XO"

Beyoncé's new song "XO" contains six seconds of audio sample from the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and the move has sparked a controversy and heavily criticized by the families of the lost crew, NASA, and the media. At issue is whether the song is a tribute to those who have lost someone special in their lives, or whether the track is just another pop love song. The video features Beyoncé visiting an amusement park, but Beyoncé herself has reportedly suggested that the song has deeper themes and saying that the song "was recorded with the sincerest intention to help heal those who have lost loved ones," and that the sample was included as a tribute to the Challenger crew.
As the dual lead contemporary hit radio single along with "Drunk In Love" from her surprise new self-titled fifth studio 'visual' album, "XO" is a mid-tempo pop love power ballad and built on jittery keyboards, synthesizers, looped organ riff and electronic flourishes. This rousing Pop ballad finds Beyoncé reuniting with previous collaborators Ryan Tedder and The-Dream. Beyoncé uses her "subtly exhausted" low register while growling the lines "Baby love me, lights out." This radio-ready anthem on the entire album was reminiscent to Beyoncé's own 2008 power ballad "Halo" with a celebratory, bumping Caribbean groove and influences of Jamaican singer Tanya Stephens.
Upon its release, "XO" received positive reviews from music critics as a "buoyant celebration of love and life." Pitchfork Media praised the uplifting pop song's "big, boundary-obliterating" pop appeal that "demands to be projected onto the sky, like the aural equivalent of a firework" further praising the 32-year-old Beyoncé's vocal performance with her lower register concluding that "all of the flawlessness here is brilliantly undercut by that gravelly croak."
Beyoncé spreading the love and enjoys a day at Coney Island in her feel-good carefree, neon-drenched clip, which was directed by Terry Richardson. As she driving bumper cars and riding the Cyclone roller coaster while wearing a Biggie Smalls tee at the Brooklyn amusement park, where she also played video games, danced on the skee-ball lanes, and hugged and kissed the fans who clamored around her. In one point, she leads a sea of people in putting up their arms in "X" and "O" formations, which may be her version of the "YMCA" dance. It's almost too perfect clip for a likewise song in a way that's sweet if not exactly original, and shows Beyoncé at her most flippant, casual best!

Katy Perry bares her soul in "Unconditionally"

Love hits you like a car! Katy Perry gets hit by a car representing the force of love in the newly released abstract new video for her powerful ballad "Unconditionally," the fifth song from her latest fourth studio album, "Prism." Set in a Gatsby-esque party, Perry dons a gorgeous gold dress in a video that focuses on "beauty and glamour and gorgeous shots." There is not one whipped cream-shooting brassiere or bright blue wig in sight. Steering away from her usual colorful, campy and high-energy videos which produce laughs, Perry's latest seems to focus more on the track, while also being artistic.
Musically, the track is a power pop, rock, and electronic ballad, that contains elements of Christian and electronic dance music. Perry mentioned that "Unconditionally" is her favorite song from "Prism," and described the track as a song about unconditional love that could come in all forms, including those from relationships, from parent-to-child, and from sibling-to-sibling. Perry revealed to EW that the single was partially inspired by her romance with John Mayer, as well as her experience in Africa last year. "I went to Madagascar and did a UNICEF trip that changed my life and gave me this song. It's just a simple message about loving someone and accepting them and kind of driving at you don't have to be so self-conscious, you don't have to fear, because essentially, everybody has their stuff. Nobody comes stuff-free."
The Brent Bonacorso-directed video was filmed in October in London, and was partly inspired by a couple different movies, like "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Anna Karenina" with plenty of artistic imagery. The epic mini movie finds a vulnerable looking Perry swept up amidst a slew of dancers waltzing both in the snow and during a lavish party in a grandiose ballroom. But as she runs from the soiree, we see the singer get struck by a car while belting the ballad in a wintry wonderland setting. Perry told MTV at the EMAs that the poignant moment is "a metaphor to talk about when love finds you, it's kind of being like hit by a car."
She echoed that sentiment in a tweet shortly after its debut: "Yes, unconditional love sometimes feels like being hit by a car... Or being on fire... How does it feel to you?," the 29-year-old pop star tweeted about the  video. Perry also told MTV that the concept for the video is a bit of a departure for her: "It doesn't have a complete narrative. I do that all the time; I usually have quite a big story line. This time I wanted to give a lot of gorgeous, beautiful looks, which I don't usually go for. But it's mostly just a beautiful video that is supposed to evoke this power of love." There's also an owl, a fire, and flying flowers. It's beautiful, bizarre, and tragic.

Chvrches get galactic in "The Mother We Share"

Scottish synthpop trio Chvrches turn despair into epic pop gems with an encapsulating video for their newest single, "The Mother We Share,"  the opening track from indie trio's new debut album, "The Bones of What You Believe." Formed in 2011, the indie trio from Glasgow, consists of lead vocals Lauren Mayberry, synthesizers Iain Cook and Martin Doherty. The trio pounded through their set like Olympic sprinters in sight of the finishing line. Their beguiling mix of sweet melodies, brooding lyrics with judicious swearing from Mayberry and forbiddingly insistent synth lines was compelling enough to withstand the heat.
Back in May, Glasgow trio Chvrches caused a stir with their debut single "Lies," a rollicking electro-throb of a song, which features aspiring Mayberry being bashed about by a synth riff the size of a house. Mayberry possesses one of those rare voices that able to soar straight over electrobeat clutter and still sound delicate. Its delirious three and a half minutes left fans excited about what was coming next. Well, what's next is the slightly softer "The Mother We Share," which tempers the monster synth riffs in favor of twinkling keyboards, padded drum claps and a central lyric that lends the whole thing a slightly melancholic edge.
This none-too-cheery tale of sibling rivalry was written and recorded in two days. The song title isn't the only thing that it shares with the Knife. The intro's intimidating, gothic synth clangor is familiar, but it gives way to a bitter central lyric delivered with melodic concision and extroversion that goes beyond even that of recent adaptors like Purity Ring. Clearly, the raven-masked "Silent Shout" is a primary color for a lot of young acts today, but the petite Mayberry's neon sing-song vocals, with her wide eyes and girlishly high range, makes Chvrches stand out in a crowded field.
The video flickers and alters between the narrative of a lonely depressive-looking girl as she makes her way through New York City with a bleak cityscape and eventually finds herself in Chvrches' electro-brite world, as the flashy shots of synth-pop Chvrches performing their infectious and melancholic tune. Director Sing J Lee intertwines clips of the downtrodden girl with celestial backdrops for Chvrches performance until the girl finally vibes out to the powerful pop song and electrifies the whole city. Stay tuned all the way till the end for a pretty grand, unexpected finale.

Bastille mash '90s dance classic in 'Of The Night'

One year after the song's appearance on the band's mixtape and a certain ITV ad campaign, British alternative rock band Bastille have unveiled the crime-filled music video for their new single "Of The Night," the lead single from "All This Bad Blood," an upcoming re-reissue of Bastille's debut album "Bad Blood," which is scheduled to be released on November 25. The video is typical of Bastille - it's artistic, and dark, which features a cop in his nightly routine of witnessing murder after murder aka just another day on Sons of Anarchy.
"Of the Night" is a mash-up of two 1990s dance classics: Italian band Corona's seminal '90s smash "Rhythm Of The Night" with German eurodance group Snap!'s iconic "Rhythm Is A Dancer" in sombre yet spectacular style, would be expected to be an uplifting party-starter. Right? Well, not in the hands of English band Bastille. Frontman/mastermind Dan Smith and the boys deconstruct the songs into an ominous late night lullaby and have filmed, quite possibly, the most depressing video of the year to underline the gloomy transformation.

It takes serious testicular fortitude to even contemplate a mash-up of two 90s' dance classics. Bastille have stamped their genius all over one of the most inspired covers ever made. "Of the Night" is a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end, evoking doe-eyed nostalgia for the purity of 90s' dance music. But this isn't the dancefloor-burning music you remember; it modulates between the sombre heartbreak and quiet intensity. It still makes you want to dance, but you'll be dancing under a rush of emotion rather than adrenaline. The inspired mash-up that makes you want to sneak into the depths of the night with Bastille. Let everything go and let the song take you over.
The "Pompeii" hitmakers are largely absent from the dark and gloomy clip, which was directed by Dave Ma (Foals, Ghostpoet, Delphic), and stars American actor James Russo (Once Upon a Time in America, Django Unchained). You catch a glimpse of them at a crime scene, but Russo as the main protagonist is a detective, who investigates a string of murders and visits crime scenes. On a slightly cheerier note the corpses do sing, so there's always that. "Of The Night" is a dark and brooding gem. Anyway, the video looks great, with some great cinematography and grading and a fantastically effect narrative,  is a quite possibly the most depressing video of the year.

Iggy Azalea is a showgirl in "Change Your Life"

Following her booming Bollywood outing in "Bounce," Iggy Azalea heads to Sin City, turns it up a few notches and is quirky charisma on full display in the stylish, sleek and very sexy cinematic video for her catchy new single, "Change Your Life," which features a guest appearance from her mentor T.I., and served as the second American and third international single taken from the 23-year-old Aussie rapper-model's forthcoming debut album, "The New Classic," which is expected to be released worldwide later this fall.
"The New Classic" is a record that's been long in the making and is a culmination of Azalea's hard to work and perseverance to take it from small-town Australia to the top of the global rap charts via Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles and London. Always straight up and to the point, the lyrics of "Change Your Life" express some of the experiences that drive her passion and ambition. "I'm a new classic/upgrade your status," she raps. "From a standby to frequent flyer." Azalea admitted that "Change Your Life" is one of the most poppiest moments on the album (alongside "Bounce"). She even decided to sing for the first time on "Change Your Life" to give the track some extra shine and sizzle.
The rising star continues to display her penchant for provocative imagery. Inspired by the 1995's critically-panned Paul Verhoeven-directed cult classic movie "Showgirls," the video has all the makings of a movie and shows Azalea sassing up the scene with a non-stop parade of sexy looks and spitfire rhymes that perfectly amplify her unique brand of hip hop. The visuals opens up with Azalea in her Nevada back-yard bungalow, entered the fray with the blonde bombshell models several glamorous looks and exposes her breasts in the provocative garment as she lies on a springboard over a pool, beauty rest with a baby tiger and T.I. neglecting only a tie. She is later seen playing a hard night Vegas dancer surrounded by a bevy of platinum-wigged dancers, while T.I. acts as the club owner. After some passionate love making on the hood of his vintage Mercedes, she ends up taking his money and torching the vehicle before being dragged off in handcuffs. Viva Las Vegas!

Foxes celebrating the spirit of "Youth"

English singer-songwriter Foxes, the musical project of Louisa Rose Allen, has quickly escalated. Foxes signed with RCA Records off the strength of her "Warrior" EP, an album that was released by Neon Gold, a label that's nearly indie-pop royalty at this point. Foxes recently released a brand-new slick music video for catchy new debut U.S. single "Youth," will be available on her upcoming "Youth" EP, due out on October 8. It's a cool clip, which sees the 24-year-old singer prances around in Mickey Mouse ears and engages in plenty of playing, and getting into Hipstervision mode that speaks to the youthfulness of the track.
If indie-pop singer Foxes sounds familiar to you, perhaps it's because you literally couldn't escape her vocals this summer on Zedd's EDM smash "Clarity." Or maybe you'll remember her from Fall Out Boy's "Just One Yesterday" or Rudimental's "Right Here"? It were also featured in "Gossip Girl." The track has been handled by Le Youth, aka Wes James, whose recent Cassie-sampling COOL single reached the UK Top 30. For "Youth," he's decided to strip out the pummeling drums and ghostly synths and replace it all with layers of stuttering, 80s-tinged electropop riffs, while Foxes' original vocal gets pitched and manipulated to become completely unrecognizable.
Lately, however, the fringed U.K. songstress has been striking out on her own. With a US Top 10 single under her belt, Foxes is finally having her moment and new-ish single "Youth" should help it along nicely. But don't let the juvenile, carefree feel of this video fool you, Foxes has the vocal maturity and range of a classically trained singer. The video was directed by James Copeman who captures the urgent, rebellious lyric of Foxes' electro anthem and stages the wide-eyed songstress in a black-and-white environment before the intro gives way to a vivid montage celebrating the spirit of youth with colourful imagery of bonfire parties, eye-catching costumes and a pair of Mickey Mouse ears.
The suitably stylized new video features Foxes being just that: young. The "Artist To Watch" VMA nominee kicks things off by hanging out in a black-and-white office space, but there's nothing dull or drab about her. Turns out the nine-to-five world just isn't for Foxes, so she decides to spend the rest of "Youth" wreaking havoc with her friends. Throughout the day (and night), Foxes and her "forever young" cast of characters run through the streets laughing, hanging out in abandoned parking lots, bathing in public, wearing Mickey Mouse ears, dancing around a bonfire. "Don't tell me our youth is running out," sings Foxes.