Avicii vs. Nicky Romero I "I Could Be The One"

Swedish and Dutch sensations, Avicii and Nicky Romero have been two musicians that have glamored the masses and taken dance music by storm. The duo have teamed up yet again to bring us a incredible hilarious music video for their hot new remixed track, "I Could Be The One (original as 'Nicktim')." The duo have decided to take that record to the next level by adding a beautiful vocal from Swedish pop singer Noonie Bao over the already stunning house beat.

Dance music isn't always for everyone, but everyone can relate to getting frustrated. Pairing Avicii's infectious melodic talents with Romero's big, high-energy sound, the result is a electro/progressive house anthem from two of EDM’s fastest rising stars. This is one video that I can honestly give a raving review. And if you cannot afford to let loose, enjoy watching this vivacious character live life to the fullest and laugh. The clip is epic to say the least and the ending is brilliant! It makes the song utterly relatable and downright amusing.
"What are we doing with our lives?" In life, sometimes you just have to break out of the every day and do something fun. The featured character is an average female who has her standard job, her standard routine, and her standard irritations with life. She puts up with the stress and hum-drum of life. She's dejected and uninspired, making adjustments to consistently accommodate the life she clearly isn't happy living. A dream sequence offers her an escape, where she suddenly is surrounded by beautiful men, luxurious getaway locations, and an appreciation for her self-image that she never knew existed. It is this flash of adventure and happiness that prompt her to have higher expectations of her environment, and not care.
Now, it sounds like it could be a decent video, but until you witness the character initially and watch her explode with rage and excitement, you realize her excess lifestyle post-realization is humorous beyond words. She eats what she wants whenever she wants, dates who she wants whenever she wants, and lastly, tells off her co-workers, who certainly did not give her the respect she should have received. I personally appreciated the fact that this dance song was able to have such a profound meaning and elaborate plot line. Suddenly, music that people often find hard to relate to becomes applicable to almost anyone.

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."

Sandro Silva follows a journey in 'Let go Tonight'

Another Dutchman is quickly earning props for his percussive, melodic and energetic versatile sounds. Sandro Silva could easily beam with veteran status in the electronic music space. Now at 22, the Dutch star has dropped an Official Video for his EDM jam, "Let Go Tonight," the title track from his newest EP, a 3-track electro-house production and a promising effort that showcases this young talent's exceeding studio skills with his songwriting and genre-blending aspirations.
It's obvious Silva delves into wide categories of dance music and it shows in his production work. He has linked multiple styles to form a sound that is his own. Ranging from harder edged instrumental singles to vocal friendly commercial leaning tracks, Sandro floats effortlessly between both worlds. Already having an impressive resume of performances and releases, Silva knows what it takes to move crowds, and he keeps the uplifting tunes coming with the EP's title track, "Let Go Tonight," a track that brings pop sensibilities and electro-house together.
Featuring from another 22-year-old musician from Brooklyn, New York, Jack Miz, who lends his powerful vocals to the track, blending with the pop-sounding drop to create a song that is fit for pop radio and EDM playlists alike. "Let Go Tonight," is an addicting song, and showcases Silva's traditional songwriting abilities, synthpop instrumentation of quick and energetic sequencers, and features Miz's vocals over a powerful hook and deft production.
On this track "Let Go Tonight," you can hear more classic dance progressions mixed with Silva’s signature unique sounds that create layers upon layers for the ear to take in, and with a really well done music video. The entire clip for track looks like it's been shot in one take, following the journey of a young man and his video camera. For some odd reason the suspects he ends up shooting aren't so hard on the eyes. With this release, Silva is showing why he is set for big things in the EDM world.

Hot Water Music carrying on in "Drag My Body"

Just in time for their national headline tour, revered Florida punk rock band Hot Water Music has unveiled a new video for their single, "Drag My Body." This track, along with twelve others, can be found on their current eighth full-length album in nearly two decades, "Exister," which is Florida punks' first album since 2004 and was released back in May via Rise Records. The band starts a tour in Tampa on January 16 with La Dispute and The Menzingers.

This rock foursome, which was formed back in 1993, has been a staple of the music scene for many years. Fans may see this as a sudden return for the group, however they only pressed pause in 2006, to pursue individual projects. Overall, the break worked; two years later, Hot Water Music reconvened to perform live, with a few shows involving into many, firing at full capacity for this new phase of their career.
"Drag My Body," is the first track from the record, and it finds the quartet returning to their roots in aggressive, emotionally volatile music. "Sooner or later we all inevitably hit a wall, and lose steam and find ourselves in the vortex of self-inflicted torment," says frontman Chuck Ragan. "'Drag My Body' is a simple story of finding oneself at a point of no return, at the end of a rope and teetering on the edge of madness with the realities of failure looming. Just as well realizing the capabilties of pulling oneself up from those obstructions and simply carrying on."
Considering the band's emotional and anthemic amp-cranker, it only makes sense that the video is a bit of a heart-tugger too. Directed by Josh Hegard and shot in Silverlake, California, the clip shows the band playing in the bar where a fight breaks out between biker-like individuals, as an old barfly trying to make ends meet selling art on the street and blood at a clinic. He favours a local tavern that clearly doesn't want him there, with a young bartender scribbling the message "go away bum" on a napkin before shoving it under his nose. Despite this, he keeps over-tipping the gal with his accumulated hundos, which serves to make the girl rightfully feel like shit once she connects the dots. It's dark but reflects well on the song.

Emeli Sandé basking for own freedom in "Clown"

Emeli Sandé makes a powerful message about taking a stand in the bold video video for the captivating and heartfelt track "Clown," the fifth single from her UK's top-selling debut album, "Our Version of Events." On "Clown," the Scottish songstress' sharp vocals are weighted with emotion and gives listeners a taste of the insecurity, vulnerability and self-doubt she experienced while trying to get signed. The beautifully-shot black-and-white clip contains a powerful message about being yourself and not being afraid to go against the grain, is chilling and beautiful.
Its emotional with beautifully melodic and lyrically poignant "Clown" is metaphor-laden masterpiece. Sandé wrote "Clown" about her feelings when she was just entering the music business, trying to get signed, and dealing with music business people for the first time. Sandé explained the meaning of this slow-building piano ballad: "It's about trying to get into the industry, keeping faith in myself when I felt that many of the labels didn't have faith in me. It's about being called a clown or an idiot for wanting to chase after what you want, because people will always say you're rubbish and all the rest of it, but if you don't follow what you want to do then you won't achieve anything fulfilling."
"It's about not allowing yourself to be judged by others or to be taken for an idiot. I feel the video reflects that," she added. The song's producer Naughty Boy uses a light touch on the production tip, backing the London singer's emotionally-charged vocals with spare piano chords and understated strings, and the clip's director W.I.Z creatively recontexutalizes the record's themes and has reimagined that specific experience into a classic scenario, and he turns Sandé into a heroine faced with a situation that requires moral courage in his black-and-white video.
The video takes place on the floor of a debating chamber, like the Roman Senate and finds Sandé in a military style interrogation room and its concept concerns making a stand and believing in oneself. As she surrounded by men in vaguely fascistic military uniform, urging her to sign a document that will give her something in exchange for something else. Typically, W.I.Z draws out the political and romantic aspect of the situation, and as with the Robbie video he seems to have found much visual inspiration from British cinema of the 1940s.

Anjulie Falls For A Bad Guy In "You And I"

Taking a break from her dance-fuelled videos for "Headphones" and "Brand New Chick," the Canadian singer-songwriter Anjulie is back to the music scene with her brand new Bonnie & Clyde-Inspired visual for her latest pop/dance single, "You and I," the third promotional taken from her upcoming sophomore album that's scheduled for release soon through Universal Republic Records. It's an instantly catchy anthem that you won't soon forget.
The Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based pop performer is an intriguing, authentic new voice on the pop landscape, with the melodic gifts, vocal prowess and sophistication that announce her as a true original. Anjulie remains an in-demand songwriter herself. Based around snappy acoustic guitar and a soaring club-ready refrain, pop electro hit "You and I" boasts production by Italian super producer Benny Bennassi, is a sweet love song and pop ballad by the talented female musician. The song has a melody that it captivating and truly catchy. It is a song that only needs to be heard once and forever will be remembered.
The lyrics of the song is a story of a woman in love and describes her relationship with her partner. The track is a light, lush and disco-infused tune that is a perfect fit for Anjulie's candy-coated vocals. Her voice is sweet and express such as innocent personality through her music, but this make no mistake she is a diva. "You And I" also neatly shows off Anjulie range as a pop artist who can easily bounce from powerful girl anthems to thoughtful political statements, and from genre-mashing experimentation to the sweet disco balladry on this new single.
It's a stereotypical girl falls for a bad guy story, full of happy, sexy and dangerous shots. The clip begin on a tear-stained bed, Anjulie runs away from home to be with her boyfriend. Anjulie and her guy are on the run first from her parents and later finds the two robbing a store and trying to get away with it from the police. It shows off the Anjulie's acting chops and a bit of skin, as she pulls off the hipster classy look and is one of the few that can get away with these long dark routs in need of dying. The whole video in pastel and sandy colors looks wonderful.

Gary Allan | "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)"

Gary Allan offers a story of hope in the music video for his hopeful and uplifting anthem, "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)," the lead single from his upcoming ninth studio album, "Set You Free," due January 22nd, and gave journalists the news at a private album preview in Nashville recently. The album title comes from a line in the song, which the singer explained is indicative of the theme of the entire LP. "Every storm runs out of rain," said Allan, "so I think that's what this album is about, is me coming up for air."
Allan, whose work has been dominated by songs of pain and loss, tries on optimism with his new tune "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)," and surprisingly, it fits. The master of melancholy may be turning over a new leaf with his upcoming project, and Allan says that theme carries over into the entire project. It is a song of hope and inspiration to anyone staring at trouble or tragedy, and is borderline inspirational with his unique style and ability to mix gravel with rose petals that makes him such a treasured original.
It's been a while since I've heard Allan but now dipping his toes into the haunting ballad pool for this single, the 45-year-old California native brings oodles of charisma to a melodic heartbreak of a story that uses a storm as a metaphor for the life of a relationship. The metaphor isn't an original one, but much like paintings of famous landscapes, it's this singer's original perspective that grabs one’s attention. His memorable melody also helps, but it's the story of a man fighting through sorrow we'll remember from this new hit.
The music video was directed by Stephen Shepherd and filmed at an old slaughterhouse in East Nashville. It follows a young woman is grieving the loss of her lover, and going through a difficult time, at one point even submerging herself in a bathtub. Allan and his band perform the song in the pouring rain between shots of Allan after the storm has cleared. The clip ends with a heartwarming twist for the woman in peril. The clip has a second purpose to encourage fans to make contributions to the Red Cross that will offer some real hope to victims of Hurricane Sandy.