List: Top 75 Videos of 2011

If there was any justice in the world at all, these would've been the 75 music videos in heavy rotation on your TV screens this year...

75. Gem Club "252" (Hardly Art)

Director: Matthew Salton

74. Broken Social Scene "Sweetest Kill" (Arts & Crafts)

Director: Claire Edmondson

73. Deerhoof "Secret Mobilization" (Polyvinyl)

Director: Ewan MacLeod

72. Austra "Lose It" (Paper Bag)

Director: M Blash

71. Mayer Hawthorne "The Walk" (Universal Republic)

Director: Martin Weisz

70. Calvin Harris f. Kelis "Bounce" (Fly Eye/Columbia)

Directors: Vincent Haycock & AG Rojas

69. Rammstein "Mein Land" (Universal)

Director: Jonas Akerlund

68. The Rural Alberta Advantage "Tornado '87" (Paper Bag)

Director: Scott Cudmore

67. The Kills "Baby Says" (Domino)

Director: Ben Crook

66. Black Lips "Raw Meat" (Vice)

Director: Phil Pinto

65. Handsome Furs "What About Us?" (Sub Pop)

Director: Scott Coffey

64. Twin Sister "Kimmi In A Ricefield" (Domino)

Directors: Bryan Ujueta & Dan Devine

63. Cloud Nothings "Understand At All" (Carpark)

Director: Allen Cordell

62. Low "Try To Sleep" (Sub Pop)

Director: Travis Schneider

61. Wild Flag "Electric Band" (Merge)

Directors: Andrew Ellmaker & Lara Gallagher

60. Titus Andronicus "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future" (XL)

Director: Tom Scharpling

59. Azealia Banks "212" (Independent)

Director: Vincent Tsang

58. Das Racist "Michael Jackson" (Greedhead)

Director: Weird Days

57. WU LYF "We Bros" (LYF)

Director: Sam Pilling

56. Cloud Nothings "Should Have" (Carpark)

Director: John Ryan Manning

55. Beyoncé "Countdown" (Columbia)

Directors: Adria Petty & Beyoncé

54. Autoerotique "Turn Up The Volume" (Dim Mak)

Directors: Miles Jay & Derek Blais

53. Best Coast "Crazy For You" (Mexican Summer)

Director: Bob Harlow

52. Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (Merge)

Director: Vincent Morisset

51. Black Lips "Family Tree" (Vice)

Director: Kyle Safieh

50. Hercules and Love Affair "My House" (Moshi Moshi)

Director: Price James

49. Kasabian "Re-Wired" (Columbia)

Director: Thomas Carty

48. Real Estate "It's Real" (Domino)

Director: Weird Days

47. White Lies "Strangers" (Fiction)

Director: Stephen Agnew

46. Young Galaxy "Blown Minded" (Paper Bag)

Director: Carine Khalifé

45. Cut Copy "Need You Now" (Modular)

Director: Keith Schofield

44. Beirut "Santa Fe" (Pompeii)

Director: Sunset Television

43. Coldplay "Paradise" (Parlophone)

Director: Mat Whitecross

42. Lana Del Rey "Video Games" (Interscope)

Director: Lana Del Rey

41. Austra "Beat And The Pulse" (Paper Bag)

Director: Claire Edmondson

40. Canyons "My Rescue" (Modular)

Director: Kphu the Killer

39. Cults "Go Outside" (In The Name Of)

Director: Isaiah Seret

38. High Places "Sonora" (Thrill Jockey)

Director: Keith Musil

37. tUnE-yArDs "Bizness" (4AD)

Director: Mimi Cave

36. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart "Heart In Your Heartbreak" (Slumberland)

Director: Mike Luciano

35. The Black Keys "Lonely Boy" (Nonesuch)

Director: Jesse Dylan

34. Matt and Kim "Cameras" (Fader Label)

Director: Jonathan Del Gatto

33. The New Pornographers "Moves" (Matador)

Director: Tom Scharpling

32. Los Campesinos! "Hello Sadness" (Wichita)

Director: Casey Raymond & Ewan Jones Morris

31. Ke$ha "Blow" (RCA)

Director: Chris Marrs Piliero

30. Wild Flag "Romance" (Merge)

Director: Tom Scharpling

29. Cloud Nothings "Nothing's Wrong" (Carpark)

Director: Matthew Wells

28. Tyler, the Creator "Yonkers" (XL)

Director: Wolf Haley

27. Sleigh Bells "Rill Rill" (Mom and Pop)

Director: John Watts

26. Destroyer "Kaputt" (Merge)

Director: Dawn Garcia

25. Kanye West (ft. Bon Iver, Rick Ross, Jay-Z & Nicki Minaj) "Monster" (Island Def Jam)

Director: Jake Nava

24. Mastodon "Curl Of The Burl" (Reprise)

Director: Robert Schober

23. Duran Duran "Girl Panic" (Tape Modern)

Director: Jonas Akerlund

22. DJ Shadow ft. Little Dragon "Scale It Back" (Verve)

Director: Casey Raymond & Ewan Jones Morris

21. DyE "Fantasy" (Tigersushi)

Director: Jérémie Périn

20. Yelle "Safari Disco Club/ Que Veux-Tu" (Barclay)

Director: Jérémie Saindon

19. PS I Love You "Get Over" (Paper Bag)

Director: Mike Portoghese

18. Radiohead "Lotus Flower" (Independent)

Director: Garth Jennings

17. Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend" (Konichiwa)

Director: Max Vitali

16. Justice "Civilization" (Ed Banger)

Director: Edouard Salier

15. The Vaccines "All In White" (Columbia)

Director: Lope Serrano

14. Battles ft. Matias Aguayo "Ice Cream" (Warp)

Director: Luis Cervero (CANADA)

13. No Age "Fever Dreaming" (Sub Pop)

Director: Patrick Daughters

12. British Sea Power "Who's In Control?" (Rough Trade)

Directors: Bajir Cannon & Bridget Palardy

11. Lady Gaga "Born This Way" (Interscope)

Director: Nick Knight

10. St. Vincent "Cruel" (4AD)

Director: Terry Timely

9. M83 "Midnight City" (Naïve)

Director: Fleur & Manu

8. Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise" (Capitol)

Director: Adam Yauch

7. Fleet Foxes "The Shrine/An Argument" (Sub Pop)

Director: Sean Pecknold

6. SebastiAn "Total" (Ed Banger)

Director: Revenge

5. The Black Keys "Howlin' For You" (Nonesuch)

Director: Chris Marrs Piliero

4. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris "We Found Love" (Island Def Jam)

Director: Melina Matsoukas

3. Battles ft. Gary Numan "My Machines" (Warp)

Director: Daniels

2. Is Tropical "The Greeks" (Kitsune)

Director: Megaforce

1. Duck Sauce "Big Bad Wolf" (Big Beat)

Director: Keith Schofield

Video Flow, Vol. 16

Howdy everybody;
It's Friday afternoon, and that means it's time (once again) for me to round up the twenty most interesting new music videos I caught online this week. In this edition of Video Flow, the latest from Jónsi, Rihanna, Colin Stetson, Mary J. Blige, the Maccabees, and more.


We've got new clips from two Animal Collective offshoots this week, courtesy of Panda Bear and Prince Rama, and a video from electro project Motor featuring Depeche Mode's Martin Gore on vocals.


There's also loads of new hip-hop vids this week, featuring the likes of Drake, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Game, Lil Wayne, Asher Roth, Tyler the Creator, Young Jeezy and more.


Plus, covers galore! Three, that's right, three promos from that Franz Ferdinand covers EP, including ESG, Stephin Merritt, and...wait for it...LCD Soundsystem! But first, let's start things off with one of my favourite cover versions of the year. James Blake's gorgeous take on Joni Mitchell's "A Case Of You" finally has an official video, and here it is:


James Blake "A Case Of You" (Atlas)

Jónsi "Gathering Stories" (Twentieth Century Fox Film Inc.)

LCD Soundsystem "Live Alone" (Domino)

ESG "What She Came For" (Domino)

Motor ft. Martin Gore "Man Made Machine" (CLR)

Rihanna "You Da One" (Island Def Jam)

Mary J. Blige "Mr. Wrong" (Interscope)

Colin Stetson "Those Who Didn't Run" (Constellation)

Amos the Transparent "Sure As The Weather" (45)

Panda Bear "You Can Count On Me" (Paw Tracks)

Prince Rama "Summer Of Love" (Paw Tracks)

Drake ft. Lil Wayne & Tyga "The Motto" (Cash Money)

Game ft. Tyler the Creator & Lil Wayne "Martians vs. Goblins" (DGC/Interscope)

Asher Roth "Common Knowledge" (Def Jam)

Dallas Tha Kid & Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire "Motivate To Be Rich" (?)

Lloyd ft. Young Jeezy & Trey Songz "Be The One" (Interscope)

Maccabees "Pelican" (Polydor)

Fear Of Men "Doldrums" (Independent)

Cate Le Bon "Fold The Cloth" (The Control Group)

Stephin Merritt "Dream Again" (Domino)

Be sure to check back next Friday for Video Flow, Volume 17. 

Video Flow, Vol. 15

Hey kids, welcome to this week's edition of Video Flow. The holidays may be a slower time in terms of good new albums coming out, but there's still plenty of quality new videos to be had. This week, the latest from Foster The People, Lana Del Rey, Mayer Hawthorne, and lots more.


There's a couple of interesting cover tunes to check out, courtesy of Holy Ghost! (with help from The Juan MacLean and LCD Soundsystem's Nancy Whang) rejuvenating some vintage Ministry, as well as Trent Reznor and his soundtrack companion Atticus Ross taking on Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" with assistance from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O.


But first, let's begin with the new ones from two of Canada's finest exports. Despite being released in the summer of 2010, Arcade Fire are still issuing videos from their album The Suburbs--this time for standout track "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (Note: be sure to check out the cool interactive version of the video at this website.) And to get us started, the latest from David Comes To Life--just named SPIN Magazine's Album Of The Year--here's Fucked Up with "Turn The Season."


Be sure to check back next Friday for Video Flow, Vol. 16...


Fucked Up "Turn The Season" (Matador)

Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (Merge)

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross ft. Karen O "Immigrant Song" (Null)

Holy Ghost! ft. Nancy Whang & Juan MacLean "I Wanted To Tell Her" (Green Label Sound)

Niki and the Dove "DJ Ease My Mind" (Mercury)

Thieving Irons "So Long" (Independent)

Danny Brown "Monopoly" (Fool's Gold)

Main Attrakionz "Diamond Of God" (Green Ova)

Lana Del Rey "Born To Die" (Interscope)

Foster The People "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)" (Columbia)

Azari & III "Reckless With Your Love" (Loose Lips)

Zambri "To Keep Back" (Kanine)

Eight And A Half "Scissors" (Arts & Crafts)

Fantasy Island "Breaking A Heart" (Independent)

Young Jeezy "Nothin'" (Def Jam/Corporate Thugz)

Walé "Chain Music" (Maybach Music/Warner)

Mayer Hawthorne "Dreaming" (Universal Republic)

Marissa Nadler "In Your Lair, Bear" (Box Of Cedar)

Howler "Back Of Your Neck" (Rough Trade)

Blonds "2:06" (Independent)