Austin Sound

There’s certainly something utterly nostalgic in Fight Bite’s dreamy style, so it seems only fitting their video for the hypnotically beautiful “Swissex Lover” would be a black and white montage of home video-type footage. If you like what you hear here, then you’ll love the entirety of the Denton duo’s fantastic debut Emerald Eyes. Fight Bite has yet to make it down to Austin that we know of, but we’re hoping they’ll be here soon. Until then, check out the video below:

The Boxing Lesson have been releasing a whole slew of videos from their new album Wild Streaks and Windy Days. The latest is a creepy animation for their Pink Floyd-inspired song “Dark Side of the Moog,” which seems to find our three local heroes abandoned on some prehistoric planet. Eric Power, who also provided the animation for the Lovely Sparrows recent “Year of the Dog”, is responsible for creating this dark vision for the Boxing Lesson. Check it out below.

Dallas duo Smile Smile have come out with a new video for their lead single “Anymore” off of debut Blue Roses. It’s a fairly straight forward creation, but then so is their brand of beautiful bittersweet pop. The product of Ryan Hamilton and Jencey, Smile Smile is the latest in a string of really promising acts from up in the northern end of the state (see our recent reviews of Fight Bite and Sarah Jaffe for more delicious North Texas action!). They’ll be coming down to Austin at the end of the month for a show at Red 7 on November 29th, and we recommend checking it out. Also, they’ve posted an alternative Halloween version of the video that you can check out here.

Last week Pitchfork premiered a brand new Octopus Project video, and it’s a beauty. It’s another animated charmer, which seems to be all the rage the days, and despite its ghosts and bloody axes and sad looking people, somehow still manages to be whimsical thanks to Ms. Yvonne’s lovely Theremin action. “I Saw the Bright Shinies” is, of course, off of OP’s latest LP, Hello, Avalanche, and the video was created by Divya Srinivasan, who also did the video for Spoon’s “Everything Hits at Once.”

The Octopus Project is currently entrancing the East Coast, but will land back in Austin just in time for Fun Fun Fun Fest on November 8 & 9, which is coming up fast in just a couple of weeks! No word on whether or not OP will be bringing out the high school orchestra like they did at ACL, but we sure hope so. Check the video below:

You know, we don’t really condone the objectification of women and all, but damn if the Bloody Tears haven’t unloaded one hot, swaggering video with “Greenville Girl.” The local sextet lays out some saucy southern soul and blues, with horns and guitars heating up the night, some down and dirty R&B, and the new video matches the sound step for step. You can catch the BT’s laying down songs from their debut full length, Downhanded, this Friday, October 17, at the Scoot Inn with Ripe. Get warmed up with “Greenville Girl” below:

Many Birthday’s have finally released a follow up to their awesome 2006 EP, Days of Beat/ Days of Hollow, in the form of a limited edition EP called Emptiness is Forever. Cheery bunch, huh!? You might not get from the title, though, just how much fun and infectious Many Birthdays is, so they’ve put out this video for the song “Rock It” just to prove it to you. It’s a gritty, night club type pastiche that includes some live footage from the fine folks over at Switchburn.

It’s about time to start thinking about Halloween, and the Boxing Lesson have a new video to help you get in the mood. Using the song “Brighter” from the Boxing Lesson’s recent Wild Streaks and Windy Days, director Victor Yiu created the stop-motion animation from over 7000 still photos, and the jittery vibe helps increase the playfully eerie tone of the video. Watch below as Paul Waclawsky and Jaylinn Davidson go tripping through the graveyard!

Last month, Hayes Carll and Brian Keane took home the Song of the Year award from the Americana Music Association for their absolutely hilarious tune, “She Left Me For Jesus.” The song is from Carll’s excellent third album, Trouble In Mind, which was released earlier this year, and is easily one of the top country songs you’re going to hear this year. Carll and company has just released a video for it that matches the absolute absurdity of the song. It’s a must see, featuring Jesse Dayton as the jilted boyfriend and even Jimmie Dale Gilmore with a quick cameo as Judas. Seriously, just check it out below!

This past Saturday, Okkervil River delivered an absolutely epic ACL aftershow at Emo’s, which included a cameo by former Okkervil-er Jonathan Meiburg on the incredible “Lost Coastlines” from the freshly released The Stand Ins. The group also just released a video for the song, which you can check out below. In keeping with their meta-theme of fame and media, the video presents the guys tv talking heads, which is both a little awkward and awesome.

Need more of a reason to love Belaire? We know you don’t, but their new video for “You Really Got Me Goin’” from last year’s wonderful Exploding, Impacting is pure delight. It’s another animated treat from the folks at Super! Alright!, and it’s as colorful and poppy visually as Belaire is musically. Check out the video below!

Even more exciting is the prospect of catching Belaire live TWO times in the upcoming weeks. Their performances are intermittent, but usually the sweeter for it. You can catch the pop quartet this Friday at the Mohawk with a lineup of some of Austin’s best young guns: Black Joe Lewis, White Denim, and Freshmillions. They’ll also be delivering an ACL afterparty on Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Mohawk. Good times!