Matt Mays hits the surf, Dragonette takes a step back, and deadmau5 gets animated

From hitting the waves in Costa Rica to visiting a graveyard to contemplate our one-way trip through life, this week's new videos run the gamut both thematically and geographically – although several tackle urban alienation, and at least one will make you very happy you're not a bug.

Matt Mays, “Indio”
After a long Canadian winter, a surfing trip to Costa Rica would be mighty nice, don’t you think? You’ll get one in this latest video from Matt Mays, who surfs, rides ATVs and basks in the Latin American sun – even though he’s singing about California – before playing a late night gig.

Dragonette, “Run Run Run”
Best known for her vocals on the ubiquitous pop hit “Hello,” Dragonette singer Martina Sorbara moves through the world forward as everyone else moves in reverse – and looks like she might be having a hard time of it – in this new video, which perfectly captures the glitz, glam, loneliness and isolation of big city streets.

Deadmau5, "Telemiscommunications" (ft. Imogen Heap)
But Dragonette isn’t the only one with a corner on urban alienation. Twenty different animators put their decidedly unique spins on deadmau5’s "Telemiscommunications," which captures the distracted disarray of an urban cell phone call.

White Ash Falls and Portage and Main, “Downtown”
Members of White Ash Falls and Portage and Main join forces for this sweet ‘n’ twangy performance video, which features acoustic guitar, piano and plenty of fireside warm harmonies as they sing, ironically, about going downtown.

Honheehonhee, “Rooftop Archipeligos”
Try to say their name three times fast and you might just hurt yourself, but there’s no harm in watching Honheehonhee’s new Claymation clip, which features an old fella watching the city celebrate the holidays from his rooftop, and all by his lonesome. But who says you can’t have a solo dance party?

D-Sisive, “When We Die We Die Together”
You’d better enjoy life while you’re young is a key message in Toronto rapper D-Sisive’s “When We Die We Die Together,” which has friends gathered in a bar singing along. But from human skulls to a graveyard scene, we also get a few more morbid reminders that it can go by in a blink.

Swollen Members, “Almost Famous”
West Coast hip-hop outfit Swollen Members have been churning out more than their share of videos in advance of their new release - and in this latest, Mad Child and Prevail work as line cooks and dish pigs as they perform pitch-black rhymes about everything from decapitation to the Death Star.

Grounders, “Grand Prize Drawl”
Jaw-dropping footage from the BBC’s Life series takes on a new role as a video for the highly atmospheric music of “Grand Prize Drawl” from Toronto indie pop act Grounders. But while the music soars, more than a few critters meet an untimely end. Just thank your lucky stars you’re not a praying mantis.