You’ve likely heard her on Zedd’s popular track “Clarity,” but maybe you’re not familiar with her own original work. I’m talking about FOXES, aka Louisa Rose Allen.

In this video for her single “Beauty Queen,” Allen muses about society’s vision of beauty and how it’s only skin-deep. The video features clippings from popular Disney princess movies and footage from real beauty pageants.

Want more FOXES? You can download her single “White Coats” for FREE on her website.

MS MR is, in my mind, just about as perfect as a band can get, with their alluring vocals and synth beats and just the right touch of darkness.

The subject of darkness is the focus of their single, “Hurricane,” off their debut album “Secondhand Rapture,” dropping May 14. This stylish video by director Luke Gilford is both vibrant and cloaked in shadows and fits MS MR like a well-worn pair of your favorite shoes.

Like great music, stunning visuals, and beautiful women?

Who doesn’t? You’re all but guaranteed to love Feathers, in this video for their very first single “Land of the Innocent.” It’s just about as good as it gets in the music world.

Feathers is a four-piece band of talented musicians from Austin, Texas. These girls know how to rock. If this song is any indication, their debut album, “If All Now Here,” out May 28, is going to be AMAZING.

Noah Gundersen comes from a religious, close-knit family outside of Seattle, but you wouldn’t know that his past is rooted in love and support based on the darkness he explores in his searing lyrics. Noah is about to find himself on the fast track to fame, as his song “Family” off his recent EP was recently featured on the ever-popular television series “The Vampire Diaries.”

He doesn’t have any videos yet from this EP, which he created with his sister on backup vocals and violin, but Noah displays his raw talent, Civil Wars-like Southern gospel influences, and dark exploratory lyrics in this video for “David,” posted a year ago.

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Check out this video for indie band Houses’ “The Beauty Surrounds,” off their debut album “A Quiet Darkness” dropping April 16. Such a simple video, but startlingly powerful and moving in its representation of the heartbreaking aguish that accompanies a failed relationship. It perfectly matches the Chicago band’s dream-pop sound.

Absurd. Hilarious. A bit depressing. And perhaps the best halftime show I’ve ever seen.

These are my reactions to this surreal music video for Beach House’s “Wishes,” off their most recent album “Bloom.” The video was directed by Eric Wareheim from “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” and features actor Ray Wise from “Twin Peaks” fame. Perfection.

The Joy Formidable has some of the consistently most innovative music videos of any band I know. Their latest, for “Little Blimp” off their recent album “Wolf’s Law” is no different.

The video was compiled solely of footage captured from the neck of lead singer Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan’s guitar using a GoPro Camera. The result makes you feel like you’re standing right next to her onstage, caught up in the frenzy of the soaring song.

“Why don’t we fall in love?” croons Michael LoPresti, the frontman for indie folk-pop band The Lighthouse and the Whaler on the song “Venice,” from their recently released album “This is an Adventure.”

This group of four talented young men from Cleveland, Ohio “does not believe that genre labels tell you anything you need to know about a band,” which I think is spot-on. So set aside your genre notions and even my own recommendation and discover this budding gem of a band on your own. You won’t be disappointed.

Bat For Lashes‘ Natasha Khan spends some time with some Jim Henson-worthy puppets in her moody video for “Lilies,” off her latest album, “The Haunted Man.” Directed by Peter Sluszka, the video pairs striking imagery, including stop-motion animation, with Khan’s aching vocals for a striking juxtaposition.

This is a taste of the new EP due later in the year from indie Australian band The Belligerents, who are certified fantastic (certified by yours truly, natch).  ENJOY!

Not a band to be satisfied with general “Hey look we’re playing in a venue and people are dancing” or “Hey look the lead singer is in love with this hot chick and it looks like she likes him too” videos, Phoenix takes their weirdness/artistic genius to a whole other level with this piece for their single “Entertainment,” off their upcoming album, “Bankrupt,” set to be released April 23. It’s a “Cloud Atlas”-esque commentary on the role of entertainment on culture demonstrated here by Korean cinema.

It’s all very high-brow. Way to make other bands look dumb, Phoenix.

Chvrches is going to be huge. They’ve only released a few songs to the public, but this Scottish electo-pop band is already proving that they’ve got a uniquely addicting style (check out “The Mother We Share”).

Chvrches just released this video for the song, “Recovery.” The video is a moody visual feast, but remains mysterious, much like the band itself. Their EP, also titled “Recovery,” drops March 26.

So I’m a little late to the Royal Concept party, but better late then never, right? This video for their single “Gimme Twice” was first posted in the summer of last year, but I was actually introduced to the Swedish band via their song “World on Fire.”

The element of this band that most struck me was how similar to Phoenix they sound - Phoenix being one of my absolute favorite bands. But The Royal Concept has just enough of a unique sound to make them stand out as their own fantastic, perfectly jam-worthy entity. Watch this video, in which some girls attempt to hold the band hostage and force them to play, and tell me you don’t want to join the Royal Concept party, as well.

NO’s sound is not quite as aggressive as their name suggests; the band favors slow-burning, passionate tracks that will be well-received by anyone who favors such artists as The National or Arcade Fire.

This video for their single “Big Waves” is charming in its homemade style, a single-shot reversed-film video featuring lots of toilet paper and shot on a single roll of Super 8 film.

Also, who doesn’t like free music? You can download NO’s debut EP for free on their website.