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Located under the pristine boreal forests of northern Alberta, Canada’s oil sands are America’s biggest supplier of oil and the single largest industrial energy project in the world. The powerful and provocative documentary H2Oil explores the impact of oil sands development on local water ecology and human health. This sequence from the doc, illustrated by James Braithwaite and animated by La......read more
What the hell is a Taragana Pyjarama? Who cares when it sounds this good! The Danish producer scores with "Girls," a joyful jam that really sticks in your head for something so mellow. The accompanying visuals take us through seasonal landscapes ranging from snow to beach, with some kaleidoscopic good times along the way. Taragana Pyjarama's self-titled debut is out now via Fool......read more
In this, the second video for Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers," the Swedish songstress ditches her pretty flower persona for something decidedly more ominous, donning a black veil to stalk a darkly handsome (and well dressed!) man through the snow. Eventually, they link up and all is well, but what's with her bloodshot-eyed camera stare at the end? Eerie. "I Follow Rivers" is the second single off......read more
With no surf in the Channel Islands for eight weeks, the members of UK design agency The Observatory took matters into their own hands. With a giant blue tarp and some skateboards in hand, they headed to a big parking lot to catch some barrels. Tarp surfing has been around for a while, but this video scores extra points for great shooting and editing, and for the excellent choice of soundtrack --......read more
Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing project is back and set to release a 7-song EP, Empty Estate, May 14th on Captured Tracks. "A Dancing Shell," our first taste of the EP, goes straight into 80s pop territory, all warm synths, funky basslines, and laid back vocals. The chilled-out track comes complete with a colorful animated video courtesy of London-based illustrator and animator Hayley Akins.......read more
As if the end of a long weekend wasn't sad enough on it's own, this video for Fryars' "On Your Own" will get those tear ducts working double-time. The haunting, emotion-packed track is paired with morose visuals dominated by images of young ladies crying. We're not -- sniff-sniff -- the types to cry over a music video, but this is breaking our hearts. Fryars’ sophomore album is due out this......read more
Brighton, UK's lo-fi pop darlings Fear of Men just dropped this video for their bittersweet single, "Seer," from taken from their singles compilation Early Fragments (out now on Kanine Records). It's a suitably dreamlike clip for a pretty track, with vocalist Jessica Weiss assuming the lead role as a lonely beekeeper in a gorgeous, hazy landscape. Directed by Falvey and Weiss with Williams /......read more
If you were into Where the Wild Things Are, you'll love the new video for "Lilies," the ornate art-pop opener from Bat For Lashes' Haunted Man LP. The playful clip features a group of monsters who chill and throw down some dance moves alongside singer Natasha Khan, who sports a black bikini and an impressive set of abs. Meanwhile, Khan creates stop-motion landscapes with her breath, barfing......read more
In the latest episode of The Perennial Plate, series creators Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine travel to East Asia, where urban farming is beginning to take hold on empty rooftops. The clip introduces us to Osbert Lam at City Farm in Hong Kong and Guichun Zhang in Beijing, each of whom have created rooftop garden oases in their respective cities. In both cases, it seems like the motives......read more
The spark that started SHFT was a simple act of sharing between friends. Adrian and I would email each other an article on a new sustainable product, a great video or an interesting post. We would get inspired and excited by these digital gifts. Adrian sent me a link to OVERVIEW last week and it reminded me of those early emails. We hope you find it as awesome and humbling......read more
