danny clinch.

see more here.

oren lavie.

an old friend of mine posted this video on her blog, and I couldn’t keep my eyes away. see for yourself, it’s pretty wonderful.

dark dark dark.

tod seelie takes photos of some pretty good bands, and has apparently snapped one of my favorites.. dark dark dark . check out their jams as soon as you can!

music/doodle/video.

bjork’s wanderlust.

here’s the process:

no wonder it took over a year to make. have a look at the real deal below.

here’s a link to a higher quality version of the full music vid:

bjork’s wanderlust.

stop/listen/look.

these videos have some serious visual style. they all really pick up about 30 seconds in, so give it a chance. watch them all at once!

gnarles – going on.

le tone – lake of udaipur.

hypnotic brass band – war.

amadou et mariam!

catchy afro-pop blues from mali, amadou et mariam have been winning every world music award under the sun, including the Victoires de la Musique , the french equivalent of a grammy. it’s hard to find a full album anywhere, but it’s worth the search!

jacob jeffries.

this is one of my best childhood friends.

he’s my jam.

psaap.

this band is all fresh and so clean, and their videos make it work.

check it out.

sweet sounds.

this is blitzen trapper, a sextet from portland with the right idea. this video is equally as rockin’ as they are.

check out their page here, they might be coming to a city near you.