Awesome Alternative

The video for Pixies new single offers – as its creators LAMAR+NIK put it – “SMOKE BOMBS. MILK BATHS. TEEN ANGST.” They forgot to mention FROOT LOOPS. It’s great to hear that Black Francis and the gang still have it too.

Unusual angles granted by some inventive GoPro use and the mystical setting created by the awe-inspiring Cathedral of Junk in Austin were the perfect combination for this video that highlights the unique sound of Radiation City.

Between the bowling alley and decapitated heads, we thought we were watching a Coen Brothers flick – but it’s just the music video for Two Door Cinema Club’s latest catchy track, Handshake. We assume they got the idea here.

(NSFW: Language) This is how The Postal Service was formed. In an alternate reality. A star-studded skit that’s funny for all the wrong reasons. Not least of which is Ben Gibbard’s hair… thing.

Ok, so the produce in this video is used more for show than for sound but we still have to hand it to j.viewz for making such good use of a maKey maKey and his edible circuit triggers.

Karen O and team get their gospel on in Sacrilege, the lead single from the post-punk New Yorkers’ upcoming album Mosquito. We’re so freakin’ excited for that. The album drops 4/16/13.

The music video for Gun-Shy, from Grizzly Bear’s album Shields. If you’ve ever felt insecure and unsatisfied with yourself, you’ll be able to relate to the various images of purging in the video.

The pioneers of shoegazing are back. m b v is My Bloody Valentine’s first album since 1991’s Loveless. It actually sounds like it was made 22 years ago. Stream the album on YouTube.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke reunites with the band from his Eraser tour – Joey Waronker, Mauro Refosco, Nigel Godrich and Flea – for the new album AMOK. The track here is Judge Jury & Executioner.