Tycho - Ascension (official video)

Are you guys into sexy, ambient electronic music that drips into your ears and floats through your brain? Or maybe sexy, scantily clad women wandering through the desert and psychedelic photo glares? Whatever floats your boat, San Fran artist Tycho (aka Scott Hansen) has got a new video for an old song to satisfy those late night drives. Watch the Charles Bergquist-directed video below for “Ascension,” a track off his 2011 full-length Dive, available via Ghostly International.

Bonus: Also check out his remix of Ulrich Schnauss’ “I Take Comfort in Your Ignorance” as well below.

Alpine - Gasoline (official video)

“Gasoline” by Melbourne band Alpine gets a U.S. take on its music video and it is decidedly more cheerful than the original version. The groovy indie pop track is set to a fantastically edited and choreographed pastel-colored video which was directed by Emma Tomelty. Marvel at graceful and muscled human bodies bustin’ some impossible moves below and stay tuned for the North American release of A is for Alpine on May 21st via Votiv Records.

Crystal Fighters - You & I (official video)

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“You & I” was my nomination for “Happiest Song of the Year,” but now I’m just trying not to associate it with (spoiler alert) trees and birds getting blown to bits. Elliot Sellers directs this twisted tragedy for British/Basque band Crystal Fighters’ latest single off of their second LP Cave Rave, to be released later this month on May 27th via Atlantic. Keep an eye out for them as they will be touring North American for the entire month of June.

Bonus: “You & I” gets a super dancy Gigamesh remix. Lend your ears to dem beats below, or download the track here.

Portugal. The Man - Purple Yellow Red and Blue

Portugal. The Man is rampin’ up their sound in lieu of their forthcoming Danger Mouse-produced album Evil Friends, to be released on June 4th via Atlantic Records. Listen to their lately released, gloriously upbeat and sassy single “Purple Yellow Red and Blue” below.

Flume - More Than You Thought

Aussie DJ/producer Flume is garnering quite the following for his debut album, released last year via Future Classic, and now his sounds are finally paired with images. This hip hop beat infused track gets some sweet, trippy graphics that are worth full-screening for in this music video directed by Toby & Pete. Yeah, I actually have no idea why the whole floating lady in a cape thing, but it sure looks darn cool. See what I’m talking about below!

Haerts - Wings (Official Video)

Electropop outfit HAERTS have released what looks like a montage of VHS samples of stuff you recorded on your mom’s videocam when you were 5, except more gracefully edited together. Honestly though, Emily Kai Bock has composed a beautiful video to go with HAERTS’ achingly pretty, mildly downtempo single “Wings,” released via Columbia. Get a load of chilling vocals and kids basking in suburbia below.

P.S. HAERTS is touring U.S. and Canada with the likes of Shout Out Louds and Atlas Genius. Catch ‘em if you can.

Cat Power - Manhattan

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Noooo, Cat Power, you’re not helping! I went to New York City over spring break, and if I wasn’t nostalgic about that crazy cosmopolitan city already (which I was), I would be now (so make that a thousand times more so). Crazy antics throughout streets of NYC ensue, set to one of my favorite songs off of Sun, released via Matador. Watch the delightful Chan Marshall in the beautiful, self and co-directed vid (with Greg Hunt), below.

Pacific Air - Float

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Mellow indie pop act Pacific Air has got us dreaming of summer with Long Live Koko, 4 tracks of Cali weather-inspired goodness, via Republic Records. “Float,” the whistle-happy first track off the album (which you may have listened to remixed), has just gotten the music video treatment. Witness Änders Rostad’s kaleidoscopic video of beautiful beach goddesses lounging to Pacific Air’s serenade and stream their entire EP afterwards if you haven’t already. Pacific Air is currently touring with Ra Ra Riot, and hitting up SXSW this coming month.

The Virgins - Flashbacks, Memories, and Dreams

“They just don’t make music videos like that anymore.” And it’s true, the music video for “Flashbacks, Memories, and Dreams” by New York band The Virgins looks like it was lifted out of the ’80s, back in the days when MTV actually played music. It’s video montage madness, deliberately noisy lo-fi quality, perfect in every way for this insanely dancey, old-school sounding song. An homage to Talking Heads‘ iconic music video for “Once in a Lifetime” mayhaps? View the video below, and stay tuned for their Strike Gently album coming out this March via Cult Records.

Swim Deep - The Sea

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Self-described as “grunge pop,” Birmingham boys Swim Deep has got an attractive, relaxed party sound… the kind of thing you’d like playing in the background to keep a hangout not too chill, not too upbeat. The accompanying music video to their latest song, “The Sea,” is a gratuitous showcase of people’s personalities through close-up portrait shots. The single will soon be released March 3rd via RCA/Chess Club Records. You can watch the Dan Brereton-directed video below.