Music Videos

Inspired By A Super Mario Speed Whiz, 'Warpless Run' Has Tera Melos Playing Catch Up

October 31, 2017 • Brad "Darbian" Myers, who set the world record last week in a 4:56 speedrun of "Super Mario Bros.," plays a slug-starring video game soundtracked by Tera Melos' frenetic prog-punk wallop.

As Ever, The Go! Team Is All About Sensory Overload

October 30, 2017 • The video for "Semicircle Song" is a kaleidoscopic wash of bright colors and marching bands, with vocals from the Detroit Youth Choir.

The Roots Feat. Bilal

October 30, 2017 • Yes, it happened. Black Thought, Questlove and the entire crew packed in behind the Tiny Desk to perform a new song called "It Ain't Fair."

Rapsody Flexes 'Power,' Minus Hip-Hop's Hypermasculine Clichés

October 27, 2017 • Her first visual from a strong contender among the year's best rap LP's is equally stunning.

Talent And Tourism Keep Blues Alive In Clarksdale, Mississippi

WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center

October 27, 2017 • Join Jazz Night in America on a visit to Clarksdale, Miss., where struggling musicians are reaping the benefits of blues tourism.

Taylor Swift Faces Off With Taylor Swift In '...Ready For It?'

October 27, 2017 • The video for Reputation's second single takes us to a dark and graffitied dystopian warehouse for a Swift-vs.-Swift showdown.

Natalia Lafourcade

October 27, 2017 • The Grammy-nominated singer's Tiny Desk is an ode to a magical time in Mexican popular music.

Hovvdy Unfolds Bedroom-Pop Bliss In 'Petal' Video

October 26, 2017 • The Austin duo makes tender, thoughtful music fit for long drives and existential dread. Its new album, Cranberry, comes out Feb. 9.

Watch A Video For Tourist's High-Gloss Electro-Pop Single 'Sleepwalking'

October 26, 2017 • The wizard behind the curtain for acts like Jessie Ware and Sam Smith offers a vivid meditation on his out-of-office mental state, somewhere between happy and sad, asleep and awake.

Anna Tivel Chronicles The Hidden Corners Of Life

October 25, 2017 • Tivel's characters are both common and unforgettable, and her prose paints their worlds in unforgettable colors. Watch a found-footage video for "Illinois."

High Above Ohio With The Ambient Americana Of High Aura'd

October 25, 2017 • John Kolodij sketches a future past with rugged Americana smoked in tea leaves, sheer drones wrapped in muslin cloth. Watch a video for "Black Grasshopper."

Joseph Shabason's 'Westmeath' Confronts The Hardest Decision

October 25, 2017 • In the face of degenerative illness, a mechanic decides to take his life — it's a concept directly inspired by Shabason's own experience.

Japanese Breakfast

October 25, 2017 • For this Tiny Desk concert, Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner replaced her gauzy synths with a string quartet. The result is something to behold.

Porches' Aaron Maine Is Sullen In 'Find Me' Video

October 24, 2017 • The latest single from Porches' third album, The House, is anxiety you can dance to, painted with a throbbing '90s house beat and chirping vocal blips.

Sophia Lillis And Plant-Man On The Road In The War On Drugs' 'Nothing To Find'

October 24, 2017 • Lillis, who recently starred in the It remake, and a man made of plants go on one last road trip together in a video for The War On Drugs' "Nothing To Find."