The 1975 Become Children Again in "Heart Out"

The 1975 have digressed a few decades to become children again and have have essentially copied them with kids playing the band on stage in the eerily familiar video for their new single "Heart Out," the final single and arguably one of the best tracks on English indie rock band's self-titled debut LP, which is a ruthlessly catchy and Accidentally Interesting album, quite possibly the most verse-chorus intensive pop-rock record since Andrew W.K.'s "I Get Wet."
Hailing from Manchester with successful hits like the ever-popular "Chocolate," The 1975 is becoming a more recognized indie-rock group with a growing fan base, and they are riding the hype train to the top. Frontman Matt Healy described his lyrics to The Guardian as "a genuine kind of diary." He added: "And that's the thing I'm really proud of in this album - it's me figuring myself out. Even the line in Heart Out - 'Your obsession with rocks and brown. And fu**ing the whole town...' I'm always talking about me, really."
The video begins in a bizarre, awkward fashion. As soon as it starts, the viewer is immediately transported to a middle school talent show. As one might expect from such an event, it all begins with a weird hip hop-dance performance by three young girls awkwardly with little rhythm and poor posture and some old dudes clapping, before a tween version of The 1975 take to the stage performing their recent single, much to the horror of the elderly onlookers. It's unique, almost creepy and a little bit weird, but that makes the whole ordeal that much more refreshing.
Receiving horrified stares from parents and adults in attendance, the clip comes to life through the excitement of a distinctly more youthful version of the band appearing in the show. The whole scene is put through the lens of their lofty dreams of becoming rock stars. They perform "Heart Out" in a cool, casual demeanor, and the youngsters don't seem to get distracted by the out-of-place spotlights, fog machines, and falling sparklers. Clearly unfazed by the fact that they're performing in a middle school auditorium, this version of The 1975 is everything a good rock group should be.

Hot Chelle Rae are just "Don't Say Goodnight"

Hot Chelle Rae have released a flash mob-style video for their latest single "Don't Say Goodnight," the lead single from Nashville pop rock band's upcoming third studio album allegedly titled "Recklessly." Hot Chelle Rae can't help but to sound sheepish in "Don’t Say Goodnight," which is a youth anthem that definitely has some influence from .fun. Sure, youthful vocalist Ryan Follese sings of two girls seated on his lap. He also admits to being super drunk and waiting out last call at a bar, as patrons pair up and head out.
He even makes a marijuana reference - this girl, she gets him high! However, the track sounds inspired by .fun.'s plucky and anthemic pop but never quite feels as revelatory as "Some Nights," even when an electric guitar solo kicks in toward the end. The song may be about grown-up antics, but it feels instead like an anthem for someone ten years younger. The visual for song is pretty straightforward and kind stays faithful to the lyrics of the song and succeeds at capturing the song's theme of long, crazy summer nights spent with friends. The guys just don't want to say goodnight as they taking a fair by storm, playing tunes in the streets and serenade a few ladies at a diner.
The video features the Ryan Follese-led band pull an all-nighter running all over Los Angeles, performing their single flash mob-style. They loaded up an old pickup truck with a guitar, mic and amp and took off to find random, unexpected locales. "The idea is to play in as many places as we can without getting kicked out or arrested," Follese explained in the video's intro. Thankfully, jail is not one of the many places the band performs. They start simple, setting up camp in a shopping center where people stop to snap photos and watch the impromptu show.
The warm welcome must have encouraged the guys, because Hot Chelle Rae then crash a party, hit up a late-night diner and serenade an outdoor bar. The trio isn't successful in every location they try, but the police cameo just makes the video even better. The unique concept is fun and spontaneous, which is pretty fitting for a song all about having a good time and seeing where the night takes you. The video spans a period of twelve hours and only ends when the sun starts to rise, a nod to the lyrics: "Come on don't say goodnight/ With the stars in the sky/ Let's wait 'til tomorrow paints the sun across the night."

The 1975 "Robbers" each other of happiness

The 1975 are aiming to go down in the annals of crime-duo history in their new video for their hit track "Robbers," the latest single off of Manchester band's achingly personal and deeply autobiographical self-titled debut album, which reached No.1 in the UK back in September. Their upbeat, electro pop-rock sound, coupled with personal lyrical meaning has already won them fans all over the country.
"Robbers," due for release on May 26th, is about two lovers who aren't good for each other. She's having second thoughts but they keep putting off the inevitable end of the relationship. In doing so they are robbing each other of happiness. This heart renching love story takes a bitter twist which, combined with the slowly building drama of the song, works incredibly well and showcases, yet again, how well The 1975 understand what they're doing. The power ballad is a calmer, sexier offering from the band, really the first of its kind on the album. Heavy reverb and harmony on the vocals reinforce the dark and deeply personal lyrics, further emphasised by frontman Matthew Healy's emotional, soaring voice.
It's a salutary reminder that if you time travel back to the 80s, you risk returning with Mr Mister and Cutting Crew spliced into your DNA. Strongly adhering to the band's admiration of their debut LP acting as a soundtrack, the video for "Robbers" tackles some dramatic elements, though set more in a realistic manner than the surreal "Settle Down." With a consistent string of stylistically impeccable and brilliantly moody videos, "Robbers" is thankfully no different from The 1975!
The Tim Mattia-directed clip was recorded in Liverpool's Motor Museum and finds Healy and his girl rob a shop at gunpoint to fund their alcohol and drug addiction.  "I got really obsessed with the idea behind Patricia Arquette's character in 'True Romance' when I was about 18," Healy said of the video's origins. "That craving for the bad boy in that film, it's so sexualized," he added. "It was something I was obsessed with. 'Robbers' is about a heist that goes wrong - I suppose you can read it as a metaphor - and a girl who's obsessed with her professional killer boyfriend. It's a romantic ideal." The clip positions The 1975 in rebel territory. Drugs, sex, violence and a Bonnie & Clyde love/crime story that ends with a bang.

U2 rock about leaving one's home in "Invisible"

After teaming up with RED and Bank of America to debut new song "Invisible" as a free charitable download with a high-profile spot during Super Bowl XLVIII, Irish rockers U2 have released the song's black and white performance music video. This anthemic number about leaving one's hometown, is typical of the band's joyous, soaring and inspiring anthems. Goosed by a motorik beat and piled high with Edge's otherworldly guitar spasms, the tune functions as both a love song and a universal call for harmony as the rock band's charismatic frontman, Bono soulfully intones, "There is no them, there's only us."
"Invisible" is an electro-tinged rock anthem with features lyrics harnessing notions of self-respect, both the personal kind and the universal-struggle kind. According to Bono, "Invisible" is a song about him "leaving home with just enough rage to see it through and this feeling of arriving in London, sleeping in the station and coming out into the punk rock explosion that was happening." In an interview with BBC Radio 1, he explained that "there were really wild extraordinary people and then you feel deeply not extraordinary. You feel invisible and you're screaming to be seen and you've got your band and this is your whole life. It's that feeling of getting out of town."
While Bono has claimed recently that "Invisible," is not the first single from U2's upcoming Danger Mouse-produced 13th studio album (tentatively scheduled for a summer release), "We have another song we're excited about to kick off the album, ('Invisible') is just sort of a sneak preview - to remind people we exist," adding that "it's the first one we finished" and that the group will continue working on the full-length "for a couple of months." The song has received all of the trappings of a single, like this splashy black and white performance video.
Shot in a Santa Monica airport hangar over three days last month, the Mark Romanek-directed visual clip - a dynamic live performance - finds the Irish quartet performing the new tune against a massive tri-panel screen with multiple video effects in front of a captive audience of exuberant fans, Bono crooning the song from a circular hangdown microphone while the rest of the band riffs away in front of a screen of multiple video effects. It's no "Where The Streets Have No Name," but it's better than "Red Hill Mining Town." Bono crowdsurfs in it.

Daughtry sing heroism in 'Waiting for Superman'

American rock band Daughtry is back and highlights a regular Joe's heroic acts in their heroism-themed music video for "Waiting for Superman," the leadoff single from Daughtry's upcoming fourth studio album, "Baptized," will be available next Tuesday via RCA. The rockers are certainly making a killer comeback this year. Led by American Idol alum Chris Daughtry, the rock band are modifying their hard rock sound to a more radio-friendly, electro-pop-influenced, folk-influenced rock sound.
"Waiting For Superman" was inspired by the real life experiences of incredible women. Said Daughtry: "Women everywhere. Moms, daughters, sisters, friends. And I hope the message continues to inspire and be a source of strength." It's the single that takes flight on a soaring hook and intriguing instrumentation, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. With a more electro-pop sound, "Waiting for Superman" is catchy and relatable to a female audience. Look for the single to carry the band back onto the airwaves just in time to save the day.
The lyrics for "Waiting for Superman" might make fans think about the comic book character, but with this video, it comes into focus that the song is about humanity reaching out to help others. Instead of the cape-wearing, high-flying superhero, the Shane Drake-directed visuals tell a story of a regular Joe's heroic acts, saving the lives of people who find themselves in common everyday dangers while Daughtry on the streets of a major city and in a warehouse performing his smash hit.
From warding off a woman from getting hit by a speeding bicycle, chasing after a purse-snatching robber, preventing a guy from jumping off a building, to saving a young lady from bullies, the plaid shirt-wearing citizen does it all. Sadly, despite his efforts, he doesn't get appreciated for his life-saving deeds and even gets roughed up by the police in the process of helping out the victims. Besides the storyline being a perfect match for the superhero-titled track, the clip likewise resonates the message of the song, that while "Waiting for Superman," ordinary everyday life offers some unlikely heroes in our midst.

Empire Of The Sun conquered suburbs in "DNA"

Set in the very near future of 2014, Empire of the Sun brave Los Angeles' public transportation in their characteristically grandiose "DNA" video, making their way out to the San Fernando valley to raid a convenience store. The Australian duo ditch the bus for bikes, pick up a posse, and wind up at a house party before the cops show up. So much for a brave new world. It seems like the year 2014 and the San Fernando Valley are about to get a big surprise. Two aliens have descended onto the town in the form of Empire of the Sun's Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore.
"DNA" is the second single from their latest sophomore album, "Ice On The Dune," that was released back to June 17th. From the first single “Alive” and now “DNA”, it's looking a bit sketchy that Empire of the Sun will be able to match the impact their debut had. Musically, "DNA" is a relatively downtempo effort for the EDM-influenced act, with verses driven by acoustic guitars and melodic synth lines before bass-heavy chords lift the chorus onto the dance floor. "Take me away, so far away," Steele sings on the bridge - a love letter to the Metro?
This song only evolved gradually. Frontman Steele told The Sun: "Everyone loved the chorus but the verses weren't right. Then we went to Westlake studios in California where Michael Jackson recorded Thriller. We did the verses and it was like picking up pieces of puzzle - like building an ark." Aussie dance-pop duo Empire Of The Sun have gone all operatically ridiculous for their new album "Ice On The Dune," and their new video for “DNA” gets the overblown absurdity f their whole act just right in ways that their too-serious "Alive" video couldn't manage. Alien royalty, perhaps?
Throughout the Emmett Malloy-directed clip for "DNA," the alien Aussie duo, in full-on glammed-out space-pirate uniform, are seen commuting alone on a deserted bus, partying their way through the more desolate edges of near-future Los Angeles, hijacking bikes to ride in vacant parking lots, and winds up at a house party and Empire of the Sun are surrounded by ladies and whipped cream on a couch. This isn't exciting enough, though as there's a pool in the backyard. As the sun rises, the duo are arrested while the party-goers look on confused. After all, it's not every night in the San Fernando Valley that aliens visit.

Hurts just need "Somebody To Die For"

Ahead of their appearance at this weekend's Glastonbury festival, Manchester synth-pop duo Hurts are back and have revealed a brand new video for their latest single, "Somebody To Die For," the third cut, follow-up to recent singles "Miracle" and "Blind," to be lifted from their latest Top 10 sophomore effort, "Exile." Revealing the video on their official Facebook page, the band said: "Special thanks to the beautiful people of Slab City, California for the magical few days we spent making it. A true wonder. Enjoy..."
Formed in 2009, UK electro-pop duo Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson look like they would be on the cover of Vogue with their sharp suits, slick hair and stark visuals. The pair have been compared to Tears for Fears. Their music is elegant and mysterious Hurts released their first single "Better Than Love" and toured the UK and Europe during the summer of 2010. "Somebody To Die For" is the follow-up track to the singles "Blind" and "Miracle," with "Miracle" receiving strong support from the likes of Huw Stephens and Zane Lowe at Radio 1 with the band performing the track on the Jonathan Ross show.
While "Blind" was crowned Record of the Week at Radio 2 with 'Hurts' recently performing the track on the Graham Norton show. The new single "Somebody To Die For," co-written by band members Hutchcraft and Anderson and produced by Grech-Marguerat, is a dramatic and passionate track that builds into a huge emotional chorus and is a firm favorite from new album "Exile." The track will be releasing on July 21st. The clip comes in the lead-up to the duo's appearance at Glastonbury Festival this weekend. The visuals keep up with Hurts’ usual dark and emotive theme and showcase all that Hurts are known for, sharp suits, intense synth beats and fronman Hutchcraft's strong, emotive voice.
A rather more colorful offering then we're used to, don't be fooled; the tone of the clip is still crawling with darkness. The accompanying dramatic music video is typical of Hutchcraft and Anderson - it's dark, dramatic, emotive and wonderfully overblown. The clip sees the duo perform the track in the desert while surrounded by Christian iconography, as they carry a heavily religious theme with nuns, baptism, flaming effigies and more than a few shots of Hutchcraft striking a Jesus Christ pose.

Empire of the Sun go exploring in "Alive"

Australian alternative rock duo Empire Of The Sun have released the music video for their latest tune, "Alive," the lead single from their upcoming sophomore album, "Ice on the Dune," which follows their  award-winning 2008 debut, and will be released on June 17th, two weeks after they premiere the entire shebang at Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House. Yet another wonderfully creative video finds the Australian electro-pop act in an all-out fantasy-mode.
The band's imminent return to the scene through their new LP, "Ice on the Dune," and the group members Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore have kept their fans entertained with a novel market campaign which has included a perplexing Hollywood-groomed trailer, a motion poster, online puzzles and near-indecipherable messages from their support team. The Australian dance duo sport cosmic costumes and an extraterrestrial aura, and bring living things together with glistening, soaring electro-pop.
The Aussie boys of Empire Of The Sun always find a way to take their weirdness up a notch, and their first video off of their "Ice of the Dune" album, keeps that tradition alive. Much anticipation has been brewing for the indie electro-pop duo’s sophomore effort. This Charles Scott and Alex Theurer-directed video reveals dramatic desert scenes in a series of sci-fi Indiana Jones events. Supposedly taken place on another planet, the video also sees the song title being taken rather literally as the duo seemingly resurrects fallen individuals and they spring to life upon the futuristic powers of Empire Of The Sun.
In a desert-jungle situation, many dressed as wild animals, the clip for "Alive," sees the band in their usual casual with outfitted in garishly futuristic costumes, outdoorsy Empire Of The Sun attire singing atop mountains and deep in the forest, as the pair embark on a sci-fi romp traverse through various stunning locations, from sprawling dramatic desert landscapes, beneath towering hidden canyons, and luscious forests and on the edge of the deep-blue ocean. The combination of crazy futuristic outfits and breathtaking scenery is just the right balance of weird and beauty that we like.

3OH!3 trying to rescue fresh fish "Back To Life"

Shortly after premiering their new single "Back To Life," the guys from 30H!3 have posted the music video for the song as well. The latest track was served as the second single and fourth overall from the American electronic pop duo's upcoming fourth studio album, "Omens," which is currently set to be released June 18th.
Bro-pop behemoths 30H!3 are "Back To Life" and reclaim the throne from LMFAO, Timeflies and any other purveyors of dance-able beer pong tournament background music who have stepped in during the duo's absence after being pushed back on multiple occasions since mid-2012. The Colorado duo has also recently announced their presence on this summer's Vans Warped Tour from June 30 to July 14.
The song written by Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte, and it's the second track we've heard from their forthcoming LP, and as with prior cut "Youngblood," this one demonstrates a more restrained, mature sound for the guys. But while it may sound like our little party-prone brothers are growing up right before our eyes, the vandalism-heavy video and the party-centric lyrics prove they're the same brothers we've always known.
In their Mickey Finnegan-directed clip, the boys spend an afternoon terrorizing their local supermarket. And by "terrorizing," we mean "rescuing" the fresh dancing lobster and shrimp at the fish counter. Don't tell us you've never thought about doing that. After a run-in with a giant deli counter worker, the boys make a narrow escape, fresh fish in tow, and head straight to the beach. Just when you think they're about to enjoy a romantic picnic, the boys dump the fish back in the ocean! Such a noble act, but unfortunately, the fish kinda already died en route. It's super sad, but we totally support the message from 30H!3!

Imagine Dragons 'Radioactive' embracing change

American indie rock band Imagine Dragons has released the wonderfully and bizarrely entertaining new video for their intense single, "Radioactive," the opening track and latest single from their debut album, "Night Visions," the title was inspired by the twilight hours, the band's favorite time since a lot of lyrics they have written have come from dreams and of course nightmares after dark.
The Las Vegas rockers open their debut album, "Night Visions," with this track on the subject of embracing change. The frontman Dan Reynolds sings about the realization that the world is becoming different and breaking free by doing something new. Reynolds explained the song's meaning to MTV News: "'Radioactive,' to me, it's very masculine, powerful-sounding song, and the lyrics behind it, there's a lot of personal story behind it, but generally speaking, it's a song about having an awakening; kind of waking up one day and deciding to do something new, and see life in a fresh way."
"A lot of people hear it in a dark way, but, I think, without saying the word too many times, it's empowering, and so we wanted to display that in a way that the listener wouldn't see normally," he said. Though the lyrics suggest dark and broken world, the band has decidedly taken a different route with their Syndrome-directed video, which features features plenty of puppet-on-puppet violence and actors Lou Diamond Phillips and Alexandra Daddario. The clip revolves around a mysterious female drifter who is on a mission to save her Imagine Dragons friends from the perils of a sinister, underground puppet-fighting ring.
"We read through a ton of scripts from really talented directors, and we came across one that stood out to us in particular, because it put into visuals the general theme of the song, which is kind of an empowering song about an awakening, but it did it in a way that was very different," Reynolds told MTV News. "A lot of people probably see a post-apocalyptic world when they hear 'Radioactive,' understandably, but we wanted to deliver something that was maybe a little different from that, a lot different from that."

Muse showcases their live footage in "Follow Me"

English alternative rock band Muse have unleashed a brand new tour video for heavy-handed anthem, "Follow Me," the third single from their sixth studio effort, "The 2nd Law." Over the past decade, Muse, the self-serious English trio have emerged as one of the UK's biggest musical exports and throughout their career, it's always been clear that Muse aren't satisfied to just do the same thing over and over again.
Their latest "The 2nd Law" is no exception, and British mega-rockers continue to shake things up, diving deeper into the electronic rabbit hole as they experiment. While adding a dollop of reverb to "Follow Me" enhances the track's doom-sodden message of clinging to strength from a dark place. In the bronze position, the consolatory "Follow Me" piles on the rave dynamics and dubstep nods in another bow to the maximalist productions of the chart mainstream.
"Follow Me" contains a bit more electronic dance like synth tracks and influences from dubstep, and the instrumental elements from band's previous two studio albums. The song is about "having a baby and all that." Muse lead vocalist Matt Bellamy wrote this song about his baby son, Bingham, after his fiancée, actress Kate Hudson, gave birth to the child on July 9. The ode to fatherhood kicks off with a sample of Bingham's heartbeat, which Bellamy recorded on an iPhone just before he was born. "Follow Me" is 'Map Of The Problematique' reimagined as a love song with dubstep wobbles, and their excursions into dubstep and dance music on "Follow Me" feel more like remixes than original songs.
Consisting of live footage from Muse's smoky, multi-colored stage show, the clip gets off to a slow start, as Bellamy ambles through bland imagery before the three-piece blasts off into its patented hybrid of electronic blips and arena rock. The live concert setting amongst a laser light show and an overly enthusiastic crowd helps to capture the energy of the electro-driven song, which has techno-tinged choruses and even a couple of dubstep-alluding synth dives. The crowds soon follow suit, pulsating from the Sheer Importance of the song.

Ke$ha interrogated about her album "Warrior"

Ke$ha has premiered an interrogation for "Warrior," a really fun and amazing project she's prepared for the promotion of her just-released sophomore studio album. The singer is held in a jail cell and moved to an interview room, and is interrogated by the Metropolitan Police over her new album "Warrior" in a new promotional clip, as she confirms that her mother is "an alien" and her father is Alice Cooper when asked by a British policeman. Ke$ha later adds that she can "speak dinosaur" and that she "eats glitter" on a daily basis.
Having successful debut album, the self-styled bad girl Ke$ha has decided not to fix what ain't broke. When you need someone to rhyme "saber-toothed tiger" with "warm Budweiser," you know who to call. Thematically, "Warrior," incorporated rock genres and inspired from the music of the 1970s, is intended to be more personal than her previous albums with an overall theme of "magic." As the singer elaborated the album's underlying theme stems around embracing a person's inner warrior.
"I got hypnotized, and I just really wanted this record to be really positive, really raw, really vulnerable and about the magic of life," Ke$ha said. Taken as a whole, this is another surprisingly enjoyable album from a pop singer who has managed to broaden her approach without losing her unique selling point. "Warrior" is the most fully-realized and cohesive pop album since Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream," or Lady Gaga's "The Fame Monster." The difference is that this musical journey feels more authentic. Unlike those fabulous divas, Ke$ha isn't playing a character or channeling an alter-ego. This is her demented diary set to music.
In her recent autobiography, the 25 year-old Nashville native writes about the intense pressure of following up her massively successful debut album. The glitter queen lifted her game and invented her own genre and makes the transformation from electro-pop diva to intergalactic wild child with jaw-dropping ease. "Warrior," is a non-stop aural assault of fresh ideas and new sounds that document the singer's journey from being L.A.'s self-confessed worst waitress to chart-conquering pop titan.

Linkin Park's a small crack in "Castle of Glass"

In conjunction with the video game "Medal of Honor Warfighter," Linkin Park released the music video for game's promotional single, "Castle of Glass," which is also taken from American rock band's fifth studio album, "Living Things." The game, due in stores today, is inspired by actual events and true stories across the globe and written by Tier 1 Operators while deployed overseas, follow the global Warfighters as they are asked to take on a real terror threat, PETN.
The darker cut "Castle of Glass" all feature very different electronic elements from the band's previous studio album, "A Thousand Suns," and unique sounding samples that the band have added to their musical palette. This moody, atmospheric rocker begins with a genial chugging that sounds downright countrified, and has lyrics about being but a small crack in the 'Castle of Glass,' with a lulling resignation that illustrating both belonging and futility. The song was born out of Linkin Park's less-than-traditional methods of recording. with band's muscle, it uses compelling songwriting, extended metaphors and a simple but radical arrangement to offer one of the album's most intriguing tracks.
True to the 'Medal of Honor' philosophy, "Castle of Glass" highlights the emotional realities soldiers and their families face far from the battlefield, which explores the personal side of war, and the many sacrifices they and their families make. "This album tends to be a little more of a personal record, compared to the last record, which I guess I would say was a little more political. And this song is an example of that; the lyrics can have multiple meanings, be it a soldier's story [or] an individual at home, dealing with a personal relationship," Mike Shinoda said. “[And the video] is really mostly narrative; and it’s kind of the story of the families and the soldiers that this game is based on."
The video was a direct collaboration between Linkin Park and EA, and features a unique mix of live action footage edited with gameplay recordings taken from "Medal of Honor Warfighter." It illustrates the heartbreaking cycle on war on families. The band's part of the video was filmed entirely in front of a green screen, and the band is shown playing with a storm where shattered pieces of glass circle the band with the production being handled by Mothership and Digital Domain. The video ends with a quote from Winston Churchill, with all-caps:"All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."

Muse set a fractured romance in "Madness"

After the mostly-ridiculed Queen-inspired bombast of their Summer Olympics anthem "Survival," Muse return with the video for their new dubstep-inflected follow-up single, "Madness," the second single from the British alt-rockers' upcoming sixth studio album "The 2nd Law," has been slated October 2nd as the North American release date.
This time, though, Muse swap bombastic bass brutality for wubby subtleties as frontman Matthew Bellamy croons over the surprisingly gentle pop track. "Madness" impresses with a more restrained electronic arrangement. Some might wonder if Muse have in fact gone mad based on the opening few seconds. It highlights the U.K. band's much ballyhooed new dubstep sound, both futuristic and retro, with whirring electronics balanced by small doses of Queen-like operatic harmonies, and an icy synth groove reminiscent of Depeche Mode.
Bellamy wrote the song with only a synthesizer and a drum machine as a personal reflection after having an argument with his girlfriend Kate Hudson. He has called the song "probably my favorite song that I've ever written." The unusual blend of sounds works far better than it probably should. With calm, languid and sweet, the track takes its time to make its point, but once it does, it's as enjoyable as Muse's other airy ballads. NME described the song as "taking the defining noise of 'base music' and using it to create slinky, soft rock sex music."
The song is much more mellow than the group's biggest arena-sized hits, and the ambitious video is suitably subdued even when the riot cops break out the fire hoses. The Anthony Mandler-directed clip sets a fractured romance against the backdrop of violence. As the electronic tune squiggles along, a young couple meet on a neon-lit subway, only to have a riot break out. The gorgeous woman and tatted-up bloke skirt and play it pretty cool until they finally consummate their flirtation with a passionate kiss. Love is powerful and sometimes fleeting. In other words its' typical Muse madness.

3OH!3 fight for a girl in 'You're Gonna Love This'

After ceding party-rock crown to LMFAO, 3OH!3 are back with a brand-new visuals for the electro pop duo's comeback single, "You're Gonna Love This," the first official single slated to appear on the hard-partying boys' forthcoming fourth studio album, "Omens," and designs for a return to the throne.
The Colorado duo have been working on their "Omens" album, and their last offering was 2010's mostly ignored "Streets Of Gold," and in the two years since, they've had LMFAO, Cobra Starship and Ke$ha steal the spotlight in the irony-loving-booze-guzzling-party-rocking niche of dance-pop. So where does that leave them? In the case of "You're Gonna Love This," it leaves them desperately attempting to play catch up.
The clip follows a slightly tipsy Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte as they make poor decisions and try to engage in an increasingly complex game of one-upmanship, one that involves little more than sinking impossible shots in and impress the same girl by engaging in various ridiculous games, including throwing a coin into a glass, hitting a golf ball into a trash can, and throwing a basketball into a swimming pool from a rooftop. However, it's a Tom Cruise impersonator who eventually wins the girl's heart in this clip which is set at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Casino.
The plot of the Isaac Ravishankara-directed clip, as it were, is simple and the sonics of the song itself, which, with its electro whomp, starry synths and robo-voco chorus, seems destined to dominate the clubs. They've spent a year in the wilderness, and now they're mustering forces and beginning their siege on the city, and it's the opening salvo in the war for our hard-partying future, a battle that 3OH!3 are determined not to lose. Will they succeed in reclaiming the crown from LMFAO? We'll just have to wait and see, and like any good game of thrones, when it comes to party rocking, you win or you die.

Coldplay & Rihanna Debut "Princess of China"

British alternative rock band Coldplay has finally released the music video for their new single with Rihanna, "Princess of China," and it does not disappoint. The track is the fourth single off Coldplay's fifth studio album, "Mylo Xyloto," which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200. We expect rock bands to work with rappers, but cross-pollination between rockers and R&B. Singers is a little less common. The song is a hard-to-categorize pop confection that has left listeners wondering what the video would look like. Wonder no longer.
"Princess Of China" features a moody and heavy synth throughout the duration of the song with a string loop and an epic, Asia-influenced. It exemplifies the adventurous vibe that comes from an alternative-hip-hop combination that making it one of the band's less Coldplayesque tunes. Lyrically this song finds frontman Chris Martin writing from a female point of view. He told NME: "I found that with 'Viva La Vida,' I enjoyed writing from someone else's perspective to actually get out what I was feeling. That song is from a girl's perspective. I wonder what that says about me?"
The song features Rihanna duetting with Martin. The Coldplay frontman admitted to The Sun that it took him a while to finally muster up the nerve to ask the Bajan superstar to contribute some vocals on "Mylo Xyloto," and Rihanna's vocals surprised Martin. "When the song came out, it sort of asked for her to be on it. And I think at this point, we have nothing to lose, and so we've been trying some new things and trying to break down the perceived boundaries between different types of music." Much like the characters in the song, the onscreen characters are torn up about their dying love.
Filmed at the Taiko Center in Los Angeles, the trippy clip was directed by Adria Petty & Alan Bibby, which is full of eye-burning surreal images that play on the song's references to Asia, with Martin and Rihanna donning all sorts of ninja and ninja-goddess couture. A desert, the sky and some ancient-looking Chinese palaces all serve as backgrounds. Martin dressed as a stealthy ninja, goes head to head against Rihanna's own "gangsta goth geisha." as she appears a fierce warrior princess. But then things get serious as the two star-crossed lovers kneel in the desert, forehead to forehead, and mourn the loss of their love.

Linkin Park Ignite In "Burn it Down" Video

Throughout their careening career, Linkin Park have made no shortage of truly iconic, eye-catching music videos, and there's no exemption for their new video for the synth-heavy hook "Burn It Down," the lead single from rock band's fifth studio album, "Living Things," which will hit the shelves across the United States on June 26. The band have performed "Burn It Down" at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards and will perform it at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, which will be held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba on June 23.
The song's bass line is played on a synth, and packed with subdued rhythms, riffs and raps, draped in a sea of atmospheric electronics. It seared but still high-sheen slab of cross-pollinated pop driven by four-on-the-floor pump and the pulse of guitars and synths irreparably fused together. "Burn It Down" received favorable reviews from numerous professional critics. The lead singer Chester Bennington's verses as his prettiest ever and the song leaves open the option of just dancing the night away.
In an interview with MTV, Bennington explained what made the song interesting was "the really high energy and the really strong electronic melodies and hooks kind of set this song apart, which is why we chose it as our first single." The co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda also added about the song's meaning, "Kinda like what we do in pop culture, we build somebody up to be the next great thing then we like to destroy them at the end of the day. And, we've lived through that so I think there's a lot of personal energy that went into the connection of that story."
The clip was directed by the band's DJ, and turntablist Joe Hahn, and it starts off with the band playing to the song in an enclosed area surrounded by metallic protrusions. As closeups of the performance is shown, various sci-fi special effects such as electric bolts, flashes and lighting effects are displayed. A notable blue explosion originates from the center of the area, spreading horizontally, but the band seems unaffected. As the song progresses, the effects are further intensified. The final chorus starts off with every individual of the band on fire, accompanied with 3D-esque shots of each member in stop-motion. Soon, the area was seen blazing in flames as the video comes to an end.

Fefe Dobson wants you to get caught 'Stuttering'

Fast on the heels of "Ghost" resilient pop rocker Fefe Dobson is back with her new Alan Furgeson-directed video for her third single, "Stuttering," off her soon-to-be-released official sophomore album, "Joy," will hit stores November 22 in Canada and November 30 in the US via 21/Island Music. "Stuttering" is catchy, upbeat and fun, as well as depressing and sad all at the same time. The song is great, and so is the video. Take a look at confused Dobson as she tries to remember what happened on the night she had a wild party with some friends in a motel room.
The song, co-written by Claude Kelly and comes from production hands of J.R. Rotem, and its music video tell a story, as you would probably guess by the title, of lying and cheating. This time she trades in the guitar for a slick beat and a catchy chorus. Over trickling piano chords and mid-tempo percussion, Dobson confidently confronts her possibly unfaithful guy who is so guilty about lying about a misdemeanor that he starts stuttering. The Canadian singer/songwriter is so enraged when suspecting her man is cheating on her. But she gets confused when the guy, she thought was her boyfriend, does not even recognize her. The video, at least the beginning, matches the song perfectly. Dobson initially is stalking her boyfriend whom she thinks is cheating on her, only to find out it's not her boyfriend.
"Stuttering" is a very good upbeat song, and it is radio-friendly and remix-friendly. So I won't be surprised if this hits top ten territory', and that remixes of this song will hit clubs everywhere. As a solid pop track, the entire melody line and rhythms are deeply and wonderfully derivative: The chorus is reminiscent of Kelly Clarkson's "Behind These Hazel Eyes," the delivery style is similar to every Jordin Sparks song you've ever heard, and the verse melody reminds me of Iyaz's "Replay." And she is the self-proclaimed influence to Rihanna's style.
The 25-year-old Island Def Jam artist is finally embracing her roots, with a no-holds-barred collection of full-throttle rock & roll that spotlights her skills as a singer, songwriter and performer. The Joy-ful singer is counting down the days until her new album "Joy" hits shelves and she's sharing her secrets. "I am woman, hear me roar. Aren't we all animals at the end of the day? I like to show that side of me, but in a respectful way. I'm just expressing myself. It's all about feeling good and confident about yourself, and not letting anyone else tell you what you can or can't do."

Gravitonas Delivered The Melancholic "Religious"

So here it is, finally, the spectacular video for Gravitonas's second single "Religious." It's the instrumentation that really gets you. This is lead track of the Swedish electronic rock band's new electro-rock project, "The Hypnosis EP," which is also quite pleasant, if not earth-shatteringly good. It starts it's life as a celestial piece of piano/vocal that then resurrects the percolating beat and effusive choir. Gravitonas is an interesting concept.
Gravitonas is a brand new Stockholm-based music project, fronted by lead vocalist Andreas Öhrn and celebrated record producers and songwriters Alexander Bard and Henrik Wikström. Gravitonas is actually a mix between Gravity and Tonality. Gravitonas has quickly become a leading name in the Scandinavian electronic music scene. Apparently Gravitonas means "hypothetical elementary particle that mediates the force of gravity in most models of quantum gravity theory." Bard has called it his 'rock project' and, according to Electronordica it'll be electronic rock music which is darker and 'deeper' than Bard's previous work.
"Religious" is a four minute blast of brilliance! Any idea of traditional song structure is out the window – it's a composition of music presented to you how they want it presented. It begins as a melodious ballad, backed with a beautiful piano and delivered with a heartwrenchingly melancholic melody. And then the beat kicks in! Soft at first, to accompany the next set of vocals, and then an even bigger beat rears its head. The favorite part though is the middle section of the song, which is then repeated again for the last minute. It's a gloriously mixture of choir chants, almost falsetto vocals from Öhrn, and a stunning arrangement of dramatic chords and dark beats. It's the audio equivalent of a horror theatre dream sequence on a pleasant chemical high! Ghosts, red curtains, masks, screams, and ballgag image, interspersed with angels, harps, white robes, and cherubs! It's all very spell binding and totally beautiful.
Lyrically it's quite epic too. Praying to Idols, kneeling before Apollo, believing in magic, begging favours from ghosts, being a soldier of sin, and ultimately – "when I'm back on the dancefloor, I'm religious!" When the debut single is so good, the second single is difficult. But Gravitonas have pulled it off perfectly. "Religious" is absolutely wonderful. Ecclesiastically so! The song grows, breathes and evolves into such a frenzy of ecstasy that it is very hard not to drop to your knees and pray. Attempting to avoid the cliché image of a fixed-member rock band churning out records, promoting and touring in a loop, Gravitonas is working towards a more original band model better suited for the web-, mobile- and streaming-dominated environment of the music industry beyond 2010. More musicians and actors will gradually be introduced in Gravitonas.

Selena Gomez & The Scene 'A Year Without Rain'

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, Disney Channel star Selena Gomez has finally released her new music video for "A Year Without Rain" with her band, The Scene was debuted on Disney Channel along with a clip from the fourth season of "Hannah Montana" after the premiere of "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" on Friday. The Toby Gad-produced is the second single and the title track form Gomez's sophomore effort, will not only continue with the Dance-pop/Electronica style but will also incoporate a Reggae sound. Both the standard and deluxe bundle will be released in United States on September 21.
The new music video sees the Alex Russo of 'Wizards of Waverly Place' finding the love she is yearning for in the desert. Reminiscent of a Bollywood musical from the 60's, the video opens with the 18-year-old wearing a long gown and driving through a desert in a red vintage convertible with her band, The Scene. The sun is blazing hot as she sings her heart out about missing the person she loves. At the end of the video, the "Monte Carlo" movie beauty finally get to meet him amidst under the heavy downpour of the rain.
In an interview with MTV, Gomez spoke of the title track and second single, "A Year Without Rain", saying, "It's basically one of my favorite songs on the record, um, and it's kind of got a more feel-good, dance beat feel, I love it." The plaintive "A Year Without Rain" may be more subdued, but its beauty impressed Gomez enough to make it the title track. "When I got the song, I went through the roof," she recalls. "Everybody has that one person they can't live without. It was exactly what I wanted to say." Having her own band has been a comfort for Gomez as she hits the road with "A Year Without Rain."
What do you do after striking gold with your first solo album, wrapping your third season starring in a hit series and earning raves for your movie debut? If you're Selena Gomez, you dance. At least, you get the world on its feet with "A Year Without Rain." A follow-up to "Kiss & Tell," Gomez's gold-certified Hollywood Records debut CD, "A Year Without Rain" shows Gomez and her band, The Scene, in a whole new light, this one pulsating, multicolored and ready for the mirrored ball. "I really wanted something that felt good to perform, but had a techno/dance vibe," Gomez says. "I wanted something that had meaning and melody, and more empowering lyrics." That's exactly what she delivers in "A Year Without Rain." Gomez kept to a more quickened tempo, exploring themes of love, freedom and the joy of living for the moment.