From talking popcorn containers to bar room brawls to road trips: check out this week's new Canadian video releases!
The Weeknd, "Wicked Games"
With the official release of the Weeknd's major label debut fast approaching, the push behind this R&B star is on. Just a couple of weeks after releasing his video for "Rolling Stone" comes the black and white "Wicked Games," featuring smoky alleyways, big Mercedes and a shadow dancer clad in nothing more than a dangerously open trench coat.
Neil Young with Crazy Horse, "Twisted Road"
With a mix of archival footage and scenic tour bus shots, it doesn't take long to see that Neil Young's newest is an homage to a few of his musical heroes: Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead and Roy Orbison. The song isn't particularly memorable, but guaranteed the video will have you remembering those sunny summer road trips.
Jason Collett, "Where Things Go Wrong"
When a video involves a man standing on a teetering stool with a noose around his neck, then the stool falls over, it's safe to say it's on the bleak side. Still, when things go wrong, perhaps there's still hope for redemption? It just might be.
Young Rival, "Two Reasons"
Young Rival recruited Michigan visual artist James Kuhn to collaborate on their latest video, after finding his work on Reddit last year. A feat of makeup artistry, the video is, to say the least, memorable. Just make sure not to watch it right before going to bed, lest you find yourself haunted by speaking popcorn containers, talking turkeys and monkey butts.
Old Man Luedecke, "Little Stream of Whiskey"
Roots favourite Old Man Luedecke heads back about 100 years and smack into the middle of a bar room brawl in this new offering, which likely sets a record for number of beer bottles broken over people's heads in a music video. Still, after smashing one last bottle over her father's head, he lands the lass.
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