Video: "Marsupial" - Danny Weinkauf

Look at Danny Weinkauf, putting all that Kickstarter cash to good use, recruiting eg design to do the second video from his brand new album No School Today (out today!).  It's for "Marsupial," whose syncopated chorus nicely mimics the hopping motion of the kangaroos.  Even if the educational value of the song will go over the kids' heads (depending on the kid), they'll sing along on the chorus.  Not sure which marsupial that is shredding the guitar solo, though.

Danny Weinkauf - "Marsupial" [YouTube]

Video: "A Fact Is a Gift That You Give Your Brain" - Steve 'n' SteveN

I have failed you, readers.

Despite the fact that I've been on the hunt for Steve 'n' SteveN for several years, I somehow missed the release of this video (made by the folks at Delo Creative) THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

Sigh.  I can't even.

Just watch.  Please.

(And, yes, I'll have more about the latest news from the band shortly.)

Steve 'n' SteveN - "A Fact Is a Gift That You Give Your Brain" [YouTube]  [Note: The Vimeo link that I originally posted has ghosted the world, possibly as a result of a newly-uploaded YouTube version.  So here's the YouTube version!]

World Premiere Video: "Daylight" - The Dream Jam Band

Rather than some complicated introduction, let me state simply that I think this brand new song and video is lovely.  It's for "Daylight," the leadoff track from The Dream Jam Band's brand-new album The World of Nickhoo.  The adult watching might hear some echoes of the Beatles in the gentle, wake-up melody, and see some echoes of movies like The Red Balloon, Gravity, and Star Wars in the visuals from Planet Sunday, but you don't need any of those references to enjoy the simple journey of a raccoon through the world.

The album itself is released digitally today and physically in mid-May.  You can learn about the whole album at the World of Nickhoo site.  For now, I'm just pleased to world-premiere this video.

The Dream Jam Band - "Daylight" [YouTube]

Video: "Prefix or Suffix?" - The Bazillions

In the name "Kickstarter," identify the prefix and/or the suffix.  Go.

This video for "Prefix or Suffix?" is the second one funded via The Bazillions' Kickstarter project to fund a new set of videos from their Heads or Tales? album, following their video for "Silent e."  Jangly and educational in all the best ways.

The Bazillions - "Prefix or Suffix?" [Vimeo]

Video: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?" - Charlie Hope

How cute is this video for Charlie Hope's "Did You Ever See a Lassie?" from her album Sing As We Go?

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That's one hundred "cute"s, folks.  Sandpiper Animation, who directed the animated video, includes David Cowles, who's done lots of animation for They Might Be Giants.

Charlie Hope - "Did You Ever See a Lassie?" [YouTube]

Video: "My Daddy's Record Collection" - Sugar Free Allstars

Perhaps you missed my interview on Record Store Day and vinyl (kindie and otherwise) with Oklahoma's Sugar Free Allstars.  Regardless of whether you did or didn't, you should check out the video below for "My Daddy's Record Collection," SFA's offering for this year's Record Store Day.  It's pretty darn simple, a lyric video with only the tiniest bit of additional action, but the song is funky ("boogie time," indeed), and you can, in fact, verify that when Chris "Boom" Wiser shouts out Waylon Jennings' theme song to The Dukes of Hazzard, he wasn't kidding.  Preorder the track at SFA's website, and if you like the idea of buying a tribute to vinyl on mp3 or listening over the computer, do so via the widget below.

Sugar Free Allstars - "My Daddy's Record Collection" [YouTube]