Video-tastic

Hey folks, first up this week is the new single by H two O (brilliant band name, I have to say…) entitled What’s It Gonna Be. After the success of T2’s ‘Heartbroken’ and Soulja Boy’s ‘Crank That’ this is bound to be a hit! Plus, the video is brilliant. Perhaps inspired by recent movie remake of St Trinian's it is set in a British boarding school. This makes an unusual change from the typical American high school background, which I think has been a bit over-used ever since Britney’s ‘One More Time’ (which is possibly the best high school music video ever!). The best part of the video in my opinion is the dancing geek, although many male viewers may disagree and say the best part is the school girl in the red underwear… whatever floats your boat…

…And if your boat is not floated by H two O, we also have Rascals ‘Suspicious Wit’ for your viewing pleasure. This is very different from the above ‘lets dance like we’re hard and show a hot girl’s bum’ video, and instead is dark, arty, visceral and edgy. Between the dimmed lighting, skulls and weird/gross squirmy things this video will satisfy any self-proclaimed indie fan. Personally, I’m not a huge fan; some of the background images are just a little bit too bleurghhh, but I guess it’s pretty cool and definitely interesting. Enjoy!

Want something more? Well, who doesn’t love Kylie?! Her video for 'Wow' is, in true Kylie style, very cool. It's also very different. Kylie is known for being diverse in her looks and styles, and this space-age, neon-lighted, party-fest is a stark contrast to the rock inspired 'Two Hearts' and the day glow peppiness of 'In My Arms'. In fact, 'Wow' reminds me quite allot of 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'. Shame the new single isn't quite as good as that previous classic Kylie tune. Having said that, I will still be bopping along to this song whenever I hear it, and am already trying to decide if I should beach my hair and get it cut into a bob... no?...but it looks so good on Miss Minogue...!

The final video pick of this week is Cut Off Your Hands' new single. And for a song that is entitled 'Oh Girl' it is interesting that there is not a single girl in the video! It's such a simple idea (different coloured blocks) but the final result is very effective. Compared to the business of the Rascals' video and the brightness of Kylie's 'Wow' this is pretty chilled. I love the destruction of the big walls of boxes. It's really satisfying when the lead singer flings himself into all the turquoise cubes. Loves it.

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