An oldie but a goodie, "Where the Wild Roses Grow" is a gorgeous song to listen to– and the video matches the song's haunting, erotic beauty perfectly.


Straight up, the sampleriffic A.D.D. ditty "Frontier Psychiatrist" by the Avalanches was my favorite song for about three weeks in 2002, but I hadn't seen the video for it until just now. It's just as insane as the song, complete with ghost choir.

Oh, Grizzly Bear, we're totally in the tank for you. You have to give the Brooklyn-based indie band, fronted by homo hottie Ed Droste credit for being all old school by debuting a new song, "Two Weeks" on Letterman. We're obligated to point out that Grizzly Bear is a friend of your editor. He's even directed the music video for their song "Fix It". The band is currently at work on their new album, due out next year.

The whole French electronica thing shows no sign of losing steam anytime soon, especially if Les Petits Pilous has anything to say about it. Their video for "Wake Up", now on EP has all the hallmarks of the genre– video game imagery, alien landscapes, arty-black and white images that capture man's existential battle with himself — all set to bleepy, bloopy beats.

We love Grace Jones. In fact, we're obsessed with everything about her– from her gender-bending looks to her two and a half octave spanning vocal range. Her new album, the first in 20 years, "Hurricane" came out at the end of last month and it's ohmygod-amazingly good. Above is the video for "Corporate Cannibal", which is suitably freaky– even if we prefer another "This Is" more. Its awesome opening line, "This is my voice, my weapon of choice", has been a mantra as of late.

There's a lot of interesting stuff coming out of Australia right now and Perth-based psychedelic rock outfit Tame Impala fits the bill. "Half Full Glass Of Wine" is an enjoyable swill of hippie-dippy Aussie fun.

Oh, Freezepop, thank you for jolting us awake with a shot of sugary, synthetic pop. "Frontload" is out as an EP now. We really dig the Taxi Cab Confessions vibe of the video, if only because it reminds us of all the fun things we've done in the back of a cab over the years.

This super rare VHS copy of Miami Horror's 1983 classic "Don't Be on With Her" fell into our laps today and we wanted to share it with you in all it's bootleggy goodness.

We're totally fucking with you, folks. Miami Horror is actually a newish Australian group whose first EP, Bravado, containing this song, is available tomorrow. The video is directed by the same duo who did today's Morning Aural, Rhett & Warren of Moop Jaw and clearly, they enjoy messing with people's minds.

"Rainbow Kraut" by the Brisbane-based The John Steel Singers is actually a send-up of a popular Australian children's song about colors. The video is inspired by Guitar Hero and the directors claim it took over 1000 AfterEffects FX to create. The whole combination is toe-tappingly hypnotic.

Jason Forrest's video for "War Photographer" is great because a.) it matches the color-scheme of Queerty b.) it features both vikings and Voltron-esque samurai or c.) it's an excuse to also watch Forrest's video for his remix of Donna Summer's "What You Truly Need". Discuss.

We've been fans of the U.K.'s Frankmusik for a while now and his first video, for "Three Little Words", gives us awesome Big flashbacks. The EP is out Nov. 24.


Nigel's in grade school, but lives in Canada, so he's already making a go of it as a disco star, because that's what happens to kids in Canada. He's also the cover story in the current issue of Naked Eye Magazine, aptly titled "Tiny Masters of Tomorrow"."

For about a dozen different reasons, I can't think of a better way to start off today than with the epic, old-school classic "Fight the Power". Among the reasons: Almost 20 years after being made, it's still one hell of a jam.

Franco-American singer Madeleine Peyroux once sang a cover of Joni Mitchell's "River" with k.d. lang which is pretty awesome, but this is not it. Instead, she covers the late, much-lamented Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars." Which is also pretty awesome.



Your new editor has some experience with music videos, so the Morning Aural thing is something he's been looking forward to. Also, talking in 3rd person. I'm kicking it off with a tribute to Los Angeles, the town I hang my hat in. Munk is from Germany, Shazam is from Australia, I'm from New York, but we're all 'Down in L.A.'



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