Video: "Ed" - Clementown

I already mentioned this video in my review of Polkabats and Octopus Slacks, the debut CD from Clementown, based on the poetry and pictures of Calef Brown. But now it's been posted in a much larger format to YouTube. So you can enjoy the dreamy soundscape accompanying Brown's art (and words). I love the way it looks old -- is there a computer macro for that the way you can make any video look like a Ken Burns documentary? Clementown - "Ed" [YouTube]

Video: "The Teens" - Recess Monkey

One of my favorite tracks from Recess Monkey's Field Trip is the Elvis Costello homage "The Teens." Now the band's got Daron Henry in the goofy (but kinda tecnically advanced) video for the song, starring as Nineteen, Eighteen, Seventeen, Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen, Thirteen, and, er, Twelve...teen. Recess Monkey - "The Teens" [YouTube]

Video: "Wake Up" - The Hipwaders

It is supposed to be 95 degrees here tomorrow. The cognitive dissonance produced by watching this video while possessed of that knowledge is nearly overwhelming, but seeing animated kids get hit by or dumped on with snow is worth it, I guess. Here it is, "Wake Up," the first video from The Hipwaders' Christmastime album, A Kindie Christmas. Nice song, cute video (animated by Planet Sunday). Nobody more than I would like to wake up someplace cool right now. The Hipwaders - "Wake Up" [YouTube]

Video: "C'mon" - Renee & Jeremy

Love the song (which you can pick up here), but no matter how many times Renee and Jeremy spell the title track to their new album un-capitalized, here I go capitalizing it. Even though running around on a beach with a dog and kids is pretty much the epitome of non-capitalization... Renee & Jeremy - "C'mon" [YouTube]

Video: "Sunday in Kyoto" - Gilles Vigneault

Out today, Sunday in Kyoto is the latest collection of songs from The Secret Mountain. It features the songs of well-known Canadian singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault translated into English and sung by a host of guest musicians. The title track features five singers - Coral Egan, Thomas Hellman, Patrick Watson, Jessica Vigneault, and Ndidi O -- and while the music has been lodged in my head for days, this video will not help get rid of it. It features the drawings of Stephane Jorisch and is wonderful in its execution. This, my friends, is how you promote a book/CD combo. Gilles Vigneault's "Sunday in Kyoto" [YouTube]