For an indie band with only one album, Unknown Mortal Orchestra sure have a lot of videos: "Little Blu House," "Ffunny Ffriends," "Bicycle," "Thought Ballune," "Strangers Are Strange." Now, there's…   Read Story »

Never strangers to an odd video concept, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's new clip for "Strangers Are Strange" involves a highly-stylized, excessively amateur stakeout. Watch the Sam Kristofski-directed…   Read Story »

If this week's music videos have anything in common, it's that many of them are flush with violence and disturbing visions. But my two favorite of the week didn't have any of that, even though the…   Read Story »

Definitely fans of weird video concepts, indie rockers Unknown Mortal Orchestra dropped the strange, but cool, clip for "Thought Ballune" today. What a bunch of ... wait for it ... airheads. You'll…   Read Story »

Having already revealed Your Top 10 Tracks and Your Top 10 Music Videos, next box to be punched on the Gummys' advent calendar is the Top 10 New Acts Of 2011 category, and, unlike the Grammys,…   Read Story »

The real best music video of this week wasn't an actual video; it was a tantalizing glimpse of one. Joanna Newsom's forthcoming clip for "Good Intentions Paving Company" looks to be a whimsy-dazed…   Read Story »

Young, beautiful people wiling out; apparently it's a national epidemic. But, I guess if you get the chance to go hammer in a destructive, vividly-colored dreamscape, you just gotta do it, which is…   Read Story »

We're on the other side of CMJ now, which you could probably tell by the uptick in the music news cycle, or by some bloggers' (could be any bloggers, no way to know who I am talking about) bleary…   Read Story »

Stereogum40 outfit Unknown Mortal Orchestra just released this clip for Unknown Mortal Orchestra standout "Fffunny Friends," and the visuals go well with the song's fried-out, kaleidoscopic feel.…   Read Story »

Last year, right around the time summer turned to fall, we at Stereogum published our list of the 40 best new bands of the year. The idea of a "new" band is a pretty nebulous one, since many of the…   Read Story »