Video Premiere: Plume Giant - “We Got It Made”
Coming together on the campus of Yale University, the members of Plume Giant have been crafting a striking blend of ‘60s influenced folk tunes with a dash of humorous sensibilities since they first met. Oliver Hill, Nolan Green and Eliza Bagg provide a refreshingly optimistic voice to a world constantly caught up in dismal headlines.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Amy Cook & Ben Kweller - "Getting To You"
Singer-songwriter Amy Cook released her latest album Summer Skin in August, and the album had plenty of collaborators to give her refreshing sound sound an even more unique twist. One of the catchy collaborations is a song co-written and performed with Ben Kweller. The track, “Getting To You,” allows the two performers to complement one another’s vocals. Today, Paste premieres the charming video for “Getting To You.” In what begins as a video chat performance between just the two of them, the pair flitters through the infectious tune in a video bright enough to match the song. Check out “Getting... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Samantha Crain on "Never Going Back"
Last month, Paste gave you a free download of “Never Going Back,” a track from Samantha Crain’s forthcoming album Kid Face. The track itself exemplifies the kinds of heartfelt lyrics for which Crain has been lauded since the beginning of her career. Kid Face will be Crain’s third full-lenth. She recorded the album with the help of producer John Vanderslice, and it is set for release on Ramseur Records on Feb. 19. As with many of Crain’s lyrically complex tracks, a listen sparks many questions about the song’s origin. You can catch Crain in the video below, explaining the lyrics... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Bad Books - "The After Party" (Acoustic)
This video for “The After Party,” which has Hull and Devine along with guitarist and producer Robert McDowell, features the intricate melodies and guitar work they’ve become known for. read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Ra Ra Riot + Civil Twilight- "River"
Civil Twilight’s haunting sound has been has been heard everywhere from fashion runways to Times Square. Today the indie rockers released Holy Weather: Remix EP, which features tracks from the band’s Holy Weather remixed by a variety of artists.... read more
Found in: Featured AudioVideo Premiere: The Casket Girls- "Sleepwalking"
It was coincidence that brought sisters Elsa and Phaedra Greene to Black Moth Super Rainbow’s Ryan Graveface. After a chance meeting in Savannah, Ga., the three musicians decided to collaborate and created their debut album Sleepwalking. The group combined Graveface’s song components with haunting vocals written and sung by the sisters.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosWatch El Perro Del Mar's "Walk On By" Video
El Perro Del Mar gave us a taste of its new album with Walk On By in August, and now Sarah Assbring is giving fans a visual interpretation of the track.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsVideo Premiere: Tift Merritt - "Drifted Apart"
Last week, we premiered two videos from singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. This week, we’ve got one more acoustic treat from Merritt with a third video, “Drifted Apart.”... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Sera Cahoone - "Naked"
Earlier this summer we premiered the song “Naked” from Sera Cahoone’s upcoming album Deer Creek Canyon. Now we can acquaint the song with a different sense: sight.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Calexico - Algiers Documentary
With Calexico’s new album Algiers now available, the Tuscon duo has released a short documentary about recording in New Orleans. read more
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