Today is release day for Recess Monkey's Wired album, which has a definite maker theme. One of the most maker-like songs -- and one of my favorites -- is the Duplo-by-way-of-Ted-Leo-ish rocker "Brick By Brick." It's not quite the LEGO Movie in scope or execution, but it's a fun 150-or-so seconds of miniature construction.
Recess Monkey - "Brick By Brick" [YouTube]
The private eye (private "E"?") who stars in Mister G's latest video has a bit of an attitude. But since he's "The Bossy E," and he even has an entire album named after him (out June 24), I suppose he's entitled to his... entitlement. With the appealingly animated video from Leandro Antolini and Andrea Cingolani, the surf-rock tune conveys just one point -- how the addition of "e" at the end of a word can change its sound. (I'm also amused by how Mister G calls that "e" "bossy" while The Bazillions call it "silent." Perhaps there's some Sheryl Sandberg subtext there?)
Mister G - "The Bossy E" [YouTube]
The advent of a new Recess Monkey album also (usually) means new Recess Monkey videos. Seeing as I've posted a couple dozen RM videos here (seriously, just enter "Recess Monkey video" in the search bar to the right), I usually find them worth my (and therefore your) time. (And that couple dozen times is, what, maybe half of what they've actually released?)
So, yay! New music videos from Recess Monkey, leading off with the stunt-worthy "Wired," the title track from their forthcoming album Wired. No Segways were harmed in the filming of this power-poppy video.
Recess Monkey - "Wired" [YouTube]
It's more of a love song than a Father's Day song, but I bet not a few of you dads (or moms, for that matter) will find this Karen O slo-mo video apropos, don'tcha know. (Sorry, got carried away there.)
It's for "Sing To Me," the lead single from Walter Martin's We're All Young Together, and NPR just premiered the video, which features some dreamy imagery and a car that is very much vintage at this point.
Walter Martin (feat. Karen O) - "Sing To Me" [YouTube]
Normally with a video subtitled "Jump, Run, Shake," you might think that it's one of those "active" songs encouraging everyone to be fit. But one listen to "November First (Jump, Run, Shake)," the first single off Eric Herman's forthcoming Party Animal CD, and you'll realize that maybe the kid just needs to take the edge off a wee bit. (The animations from Majed Maaroufi capture the sugar rush quite nicely, thanks.)
Eric Herman - "November First (Jump, Run, Shake)" [YouTube]
I don't typically post live or in-studio videos, but then again, Sengalese musical superstar (a description I endorse, because he and Youssou N'Dour are the only Sengalese musicians I could name without resorting to the internet) Massamba Diop doesn't typically appear in kids' music videos.
But Mister G has Diop appearing with him on his upcoming June release The Bossy E, and in the in-studio live version below. The new album has a literacy theme, so the song "Everything's Free at the Library," is a pretty good match, don't you think? As for the video, I just like watching how much fun the duo's having.
Mister G - "Everything's Free at the Library" (live in-studio with Massamba Diop) [YouTube]
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