Disclosure – When A Fire Starts To Burn

Disclosure have whet our appetites with several cuts from their upcoming debut album, Settle, over the past few weeks. Today, the brothers Lawrence have decided to give us a visual preview of the album with a video for “When A Fire Start To Burn.” Unlike the other songs they’ve released, this one didn’t quite grab me right off the bat, but after watching the video I’ve seen the light. Consider me a believer. Check it out for yourself above, but beware: the extreme dancing side effects put you at risk of spontaneous combustion.

You can stream Disclosure’s Settle now over at the Guardian.

STREAM: Disclosure – “When A Fire Starts To Burn”

Banks – Warm Water

Los Angeles-based singer Banks released “Warm Water,” a sexy, moody ballad with production from fast-rising UK producer Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, several weeks back. The track now gets its own video. Shot by Dylan Knight, the stark, black and white music video matches the sound perfectly. Fuzzy depth of field, handsy interactions between Banks and her male counterpart and softly undulating water further cement “Warm Water” as a polished piece of bedroom pop. Watch it above.

STREAM: Banks – “Warm Water”

Heavy Waves – Edward

Meet “Edward,” the debut single from Heavy Waves. Hailing from Birmingham, Heavy Waves’ moniker doubles as a name for their sound. With a washy playfulness and lackadaisical vocal delivery, the trio sounds like the bastard son of Best Coast and Beach Fossils. The guitars on “Edward” are big and bright, creating a spacious atmosphere that envelopes you in a cocoon of scuzzed-out lo-fi goodness. The accompanying music video was created by LJade Studios whose only instructions were “We want fishies and fluorescents.” The final product is dazzling and hallucinatory, containing trippy fluorescent lights, paper jellyfish and bits of live footage and stop animation. Watch it above or grab a download of the track below.

MP3: Heavy Waves – “Edward”

Robby Hunter Band – Hard On Me

What do you get when you combine a former busker turned five-year bar-gig veteran and two Frost School of Music graduates? Robby Hunter Band: a damn good group whose tunes exude the laid back living and bright, sandy beaches of Miami. Their music is catchy, oozing with funk and laden with remarkable musicianship and instrumentation. Their debut album has yet to be stamped with a release date, but two singles slated for the record sleeve — “Corazón” and “Hard on Me” — have been released to give you a taste of what these guys are capable of. Not only is their sound wonderful, but their music videos are also beautifully done. Check out their latest one for “Hard On Me,” which is clad with plenty of sand and beauties.

STREAM: Robby Hunter Band – “Hard On Me”

Portugal. The Man – Atomic Man

Portugal. The Man has just released a music video for “Atomic Man,” the new single from their forthcoming album Evil Friends. The video is captivating, featuring black and white still photo portraits of the band members strung together at high speeds so as to create the illusion of motion.

More intriguing than the video’s cinematography, however, is the fact that Danger Mouse produced the new album. The taste of Evil Friends that we get from “Atomic Man” suggests that the Mouse has brought to the table the same accessible rock production value that garnered Grammy’s for the Black Keys’ El Camino.

Kishi Bashi – It All Began With A Burst

Kaoru Ishibashi is a Japanese-American male solo artist who, after playing violin for the likes of Regina Spektor and Of Montreal, released an excellent debut last year in 151a. He is not a Japanese pop group comprised of five cutesy teenage girls, despite what the video for “It All Began With A Burst” might try to make you believe. The video really commits the hilarious deception by featuring an interview with the “band” about their recent American tour before they perform the song live on some invented Japanese music program. The choreography and lip-synching are pretty fantastic but the best part of the video has to be the subtitles, made by taking Japanese words that sound like Kishi Bashi’s original lyrics and then translating those back into English. If he decided to tour using those translations instead, I would be the first in line for tickets.

STREAM: Kishi Bashi – “It All Began With A Burst”

Caveman – In The City

When I move to New York in just over a month (that’s 5 weeks, 37 days, and too many hours for my atrophied postgrad mind to calculate), I sincerely hope a scary bellhop doesn’t creep into my bedroom every night and gradually slice my skin with a scalpel while I sleep. As nervous as I am for the big move, I never had this particular worry until watching Caveman’s video for “In The City,” the first single off their self-titled LP. The clip features Fran Kranz and Save The Last Dance star Julia Stiles who play the part of a couple on a romantic tour of NYC, a trip interrupted by an unexplained knife-happy hotel worker. Just when we thought the city was getting safer…I blame Bloomberg. Watch it above.

STREAM: Caveman – “In The City”

Holy Ghost! – Dumb Disco Ideas

Holy Ghost! have given us a sneak peek of LP #2 with a simple, beautiful video for their latest single “Dumb Disco Ideas.” Alex and Nick treat us to an eight minute epic of pure disco glory whose sound epitomizes the DFA aesthetic; tight, boozy grooves build and grow as the sun descends behind the towering modular synths and the New York City skyline. Like the City, the music never sleeps; it pulses through the night and greets the rising sun with a crescendo of bustling sounds and harmonizing voices.

If you were wise enough to catch their live set at Sweetlife, give yourself a pat on the back. If you missed out then be sure to catch the duo live on their tour with New Order this summer so you, too, can bask in the chocolatey glory of live disco.

Bipolar Sunshine – Rivers

As the release of his debut Aesthetics EP nears, Bipolar Sunshine has decided to release a video for his head-turning single “Rivers.” Matching the soul-bearing lyrics of the track, the video finds this rising Manchester artist on an introspective journey through an abandoned industrial park. Watch it above.

Bipolar Sunshine’s Aesthetics EP comes out June 17th.

STREAM: Bipolar Sunshine – “Rivers”

INTRODUCING: Young Summer

Young Summer is DC’s own Bobbie Allen. I recently got the chance to watch the Virginia Tech alum open for BOY at Jammin’ Java and what I saw were the makings of someone with a bright future. Bobbie’s voice is something quite special, so much so that it’s been compared to both Florence Welch and Sarah McLachlan. Not bad company at all. Her talents, coupled with honest songwriting, are what will resonate with listeners and keep them coming back for more. In “Fever Dream,” we get Bobbie’s alluring alto over music that would feel at home on the Drive Soundtrack. Above you can check out the video for “Fever Dream,” which will leave you craving those beachside summer nights.

STREAM: Young Summer – “Fever Dream”