From the album “Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits” by Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs (Steve Ferrone, Lance Morrison and Chris Holt).
Mike Campbell was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band’s songs, including “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.”
Directed by Pixar animator Matt Nolte.
Co-Directed by Greg Dykstra.
Written by Matt Nolte & Bryan Nolte. Cinematography by Tim Mena.
Edited by Jonathan Vargo & Will Starling.
Artists: Bright Eyes and Cat Power
Song: All Threes
Album: Five Dice, All Threes
Music Video: Nick Scott and Rena Johnson
Directed and animated by Romane Granger.
Additional animation by Laura Passalacqua, Tamerlan Bekmurzayev and Simon Cadilhac.
Synopsis: Alone In The Darkness is about exactly what the title suggests — how everyone, at one point or another, has to face demons within that only they can see. People can try to run from what torments them, but eventually, they have to confront their fears and anxieties head-on or risk being puppeted by their demons for their entire lives.
Siamés is an Argentine electropop group founded by Guillermo Stölzing (vocals and guitar) and Juan Manuel Kokollo (keyboard and synthesizer).
Directed by Danny Robashkin. A MAKE Originals production.
Siamés kicks off their latest tour in Brazil on September 21, 2024.
Director’s note: Two friends, lovers, soulmates, a pair of two, searching and ultimately finding each other. This pair traveling between worlds and changing forms, expressed through 15 styles of animation, by 15 animators from across the world.
Directed by Raman Djafari.
Animation collaborators, in order of appearance:
Tokay
Dante Zaballa
Martin Robic
KINEMUS
Jack Zhang
Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Moera.cf
Gaia Esther Maria
Aaron Fisher
Karlotta Freier
Raman Djafari
Isabel Garrett
Hannah van der Weide
Kohana Wilson
Ram Han
Synopsis: The video follows Cesare, a young musicology student whose fascination with a mysterious professor triggers an internal transformation.
Written and directed by Marie Larrivé & Lucas Malbrun. Music by Rémi Fox.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his last album, Mandatory Fun, “Weird Al” Yankovic has released Polkamania!, a medley of a dozen pop hits.
Animator credits:
Cyriak – “Helena Polka (Al’s Version)”
David Wachtenheim & W/M Animation – “Bad Guy” & “Shake It Off (pt. 2)”
Augenblick Studios – “Hello”
Ghostbot / Alan Lau, Roque Ballesteros, and Roman Laney – “Flowers”
Jack D. Evans – “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Vivienne Medrano/Spindlehorse – “Vampire”
Liam Lynch – “Old Town Road”
Jarrett Heather – “Despacito” & “WAP”
Bill Plympton – “Shape of You”
Ryan Krzak – “Uptown Funk”
KukoMitzu – “Thank U, Next”
Victor Yerrid & Melanie Mandl – “Shake It Off (pt. 1)”
Directed and animated by James Siewert.
Noah Benjamin Lennox, also known as Panda Bear, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founding member of the band Animal Collective.
Peter Kember, also known as Sonic Boom, is an English singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. He was a founding member, vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist of alternative rock band Spacemen 3.
“JJ” is from Wand‘s album Vertigo, available July 26, 2024 on LP/CD/CS and streaming.
Wand is an American psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles. Formed in 2013, the band consists of Cory Hanson (vocals, guitar), Robert Cody (guitar), Evan Backer (bass) and Evan Burrows (drums).
Directed by Vernon Chatman & lilfuchs. Written by Vernon Chatman. Additional animation by Julia Fernandez.
Chris Cohen is an American singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Before branching out on his own, Cohen was a member of the band Deerhoof.
Sunever is from the album Paint a Room, out July 12, 2024. The music video was animated and directed by Lilli Carré.
L’Impératrice (which translates to “The Empress”) is a French pop and nu-disco band. Its members consist of Charles de Boisseguin (keyboards), Hagni Gwon (keyboards), David Gaugué (bass guitar), Achille Trocellier (electric guitar), Tom Daveau (drums) and Flore Benguigui (vocals).
The single is off their latest album Pulsar. The music video was directed by Arthur Sevestre.
Bas is a French-born Sudanese-American rapper whose four albums have received critical acclaim. In 2020 he received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance.
The music video was directed by Erik Ferguson.
Animated by Danski Tang. She specializes in 2D hand-drawn animation, visual art, and experimental documentary. Her work explores memories, the subconscious, cultural indoctrination and body politics.
Sis is singer and multi-instrumentalist Jenny Gillespie Mason. Her new LP Vibhuti releases June 21, 2024. The album is “an emotionally concentrated yet musically roving document of spiritual awakening.”
Corridor is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of vocalist and bassist Dominic Berthiaume, guitarist Julian Perreault, guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Robert and drummer Julien Bakvis.
Jump Cut is available on their new album, Mimi.
Directed by Winston Hacking. Animated by Philippe Tardif.
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