Category: Music Videos
Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” Video: Another Example of How Everything Has to Be a Reference (Especially to Something Esoteric, Like a Graham Norton Show Episode)
Maybe the only thing that “come[s] back stronger than a 90s trend” (as it was said on 2020’s “Willow”) is Taylor Swift with a new [Read More…]
Kesha Turns Her Grammys Night on the Red Carpet into the Video for “Red Flag”
Even though Kesha has already released five singles from her eleven-track album, Period, “Red Flag” has lately become something of a favorite. Not necessarily even [Read More…]
A Few Years After the Pandemic, Mitski Makes Being a Recluse Fashionable Again in the Shirley Jackson-Inspired Video for “Where’s My Phone?”
Perhaps if there’s any “persona” best suited for the times we live in, it’s a recluse who can only ever feel like her authentic (read: [Read More…]
The Video for A. G. Cook’s “Residue” Is Brat, David Lynch Edition
Because there’s no argument at this point that Charli XCX is a bona fide cinephile (further confirmed by her unofficial “Queen of Sundance” title), the [Read More…]
Keshacore Permeates Slayyyter’s “DANCE…” Video
To those who would try to say that Kesha never had any influence, one need only look either to Reneé Rapp’s undying devotion or to [Read More…]
Harry Styles’ “Aperture” Video: David Bowie Meets Fatboy Slim Meets Dirty Dancing
In choosing Aube Perrie to direct the video for “Aperture,” Harry Styles clearly knew he wanted a tone that was both playful and satirical. After [Read More…]
With the Video for “Bad Enough,” Madison Beer Suggests That the Only One Keeping You Trapped in a Relationship is…You (Which is Probably Why You Can’t Leave It)
As the fourth single from her candid and confessional album, Locket, “Bad Enough” might just be Madison Beer’s most emotional offering from the record. Accordingly, [Read More…]
Hilary Duff’s “Roommates” Is a Lament for the Honeymoon Phase (Both of a Relationship and Life)
As Hilary Duff gives another auditory snapshot of what to expect from sixth album, Luck… or Something, “Roommates” provides a marked thematic contrast to the [Read More…]
PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson Release the Video for “Stateside” at a Moment That Renders the Sentiment Behind It Completely Ironic
On the heels of Zara Larsson making her “scandalous” (read: absolutely true) comments about ICE, it seems only ironically fitting that the Charlotte Rutherford-directed video [Read More…]
A$AP Rocky’s “Helicopter” Video: PlayStation-Rendered Dystopian Chaos Prevails…In Other Words, Just Another Day in Amérique
On the heels of his absurdist video for “Punk Rocky” (featuring Tim Burton-oriented cameos from Winona Ryder and Danny Elfman), A$AP Rocky continues to keep [Read More…]
