The latest music video from German synthpop/EBM icons And One, “Shouts of Joy”. Black and white, a bit “artsy”, And One being rather creepy, a sexy lady, and two snowmen! (Don’t miss the hand puppet snowman at the very end!) I found this video to be fun and oddly enjoyable.

- Jennifer Link

The new creepy horror inspired video from Santa Hates You is a visual treat. The song is an inspiring motivational ballad off their last release Jolly Roger. It’s neat.

- Mike Kieffer

I think it is now safe to say that Trust’s debut album TRST is my favorite album so far this year. A new video for “Sulk” off the album has just been released and I think it reflects what I like so much about TRST. The video is simple and shows how Trust’s music is perfect for dancing and driving but has depth to it. Perhaps a simple depth, but an honest one, as embodied by the unity, exhilaration, and transcendence that comes from dancing and partying all night with friends, ending on a roof overlooking the city together. Is the fashion in the video meant to be ironic or condescending? I don’t read it that way, it’s honest. Enjoy the video and be sure to give this album a listen.

- Jennifer Link

Mindless Faith’s latest album Just Defy was a superb industrial album and now they have a music video for the song “No Saints Allowed”. Dark and grinding the song matches up with the video, band members get right in your face to instill some fear and the dancer at the “peep show” has this sexy yet apathetic feel which will entrance you but might leave you feeling a little guilty.

- Mike Kieffer

Liars: Still weird. Still unpredictable. Check out the video for their first single “No. 1 Against The Rush” from their new album WIXIW. A little bit of post punk, a little bit of Krautrock, a whole lot of stuff that sounds like nothing else.

- Paul Morin

Perhaps my most anticipated upcoming release for May is Squarepusher’s Ufabulum due out on May 14th /15th (depending on where you live). Squarepusher completely fell off my radar for a few years and now I have been digging back into his vast discography and re-falling in love. Anyways… check out the new track “Dark Steerling” from the forthcoming album!

- Mike

With the new album World of Faderhead just around the corner, the onslaught begins with this video for “Fistful of Fuck You”. Anyone who grew up through the 90s can instantly recognize the nod to Capcom side-scrolling fighting games and will be wishing that they could actually play. Watch the video and find if Faderhead can win and hope that there will be some sweet story ending if he can!?

- Mike

Hot on the heels of their sophomore album, We’re Here With You, released January 23, 2012 on Tiefdruck-Musik, Julien-K brings us a new video for the title song. They partnered up with Bryan Black of the group Motor for this song it is just drenched with cool. The video works well with the song, keeping things simple and crisp while showcasing the band members as they rotate about.

- Mike

I love Santigold’s (aka Santogold) self titled debut release from 2009. It has a great indie dance mixed with hip hop sound. This spring she will be releasing a new album, Master of My Make Believe. The first single “Big Mouth”, with a music video, premiered today. The video is rather fun animated video with a retro look and some humor, it at least kept my attention the whole way through, though the styling is nothing special. I think her outfit in the video sums it up nicely… a pvc dress that doesn’t look top quality but not too standard, leopard print creepers that sorta match and don’t match at the same time, simple Egyptian-esq cat eyes, and a fresh hip haircut… it’s her own style and it’s not too serious, kinda what she was feeling that day, with an I-don’t-really-care-what-you think punk attitude. As far as the song goes, after a couple listens I don’t dislike it but I don’t love it straight away, but I am still very excited to hear the upcoming album.

- Jennifer

If you are new to Aesthetic Perfection, you have to overlook the initial perception of cheesiness to understand it’s crucial to the music and the artistic vision behind it.  And similarly in this music video for “Inhuman” from Aesthetic Perfection’s latest album, All Beauty Destroyed, you have to do the same. I thought I could have done without the imagery in the first half of the video, as I find the black and white painted body imagery in the second half much more interesting, but the honesty and personal nature of Daniel Grave’s music make it is a key aspect.

- Jennifer