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The Dear Hunter Drifts Into Animated Sci-Fi With ‘The Glass Desert I – Giants’ Music Video
The prog rock group’s new video blends synth, jazz, and funk influences with expansive worldbuilding and imaginative animation ahead of a March 20 album drop.
Music Videos
Christine Banna Hand-Paints Every Frame In Moira Smiley’s Animated Music Video ‘Haiku’
Grammy-nominated composer Moira Smiley pairs an Edo-period poem with hand-painted animation by Banna, addressing beauty, power, and violence.
Worshiping At The Altar Of Cel Animation: The Five-Year Journey Of Spktra’s ‘Spirit Jumper’ Music Video (EXCLUSIVE)
Electronic musician spktra on obsessively crafting the look of his ’90s-inspired music video, teaching himself animation, and recruiting a ‘Batman Beyond’ vet.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Serves Up A Surprise Thanksgiving Music Video (EXCLUSIVE)
With no dedicated Thanksgiving episode this year, the ‘Bob’s Burgers’ crew wanted to do something ‘truly just for the fans,’ creator Loren Bouchard tells us.
K-Pop Supergroup Seventeen Teams With The Smurfs For Their New Music Video
Seventeen joins the Smurfs for a playful hybrid music video of ‘God of Music,’ blending K-pop star power with a classic cartoon franchise.
Weird Al Yankovic To Present Bill Plympton Retrospective At New York’s IFC Center
Weird Al will present Bill Plympton’s ‘Your Face,’ ‘Guard Dog,’ and more plus New York premieres of ‘Duckville’ and ‘Whale 52’ at the IFC Center, Sept. 15–21.
Lee Hardcastle’s Stop-Motion Music Video Sequel ‘Tech Noir 2’ Is A Nostalgic Synthwave Fever Dream
Lee Hardcastle’s clay stop-motion video for Gunship’s ‘Tech Noir 2’ blends retro gaming, stop-motion craft, and synthwave nostalgia into a sensory feast.
Adi Gelbart’s “Weeping Monolith” Is A Mind-Slapping, Bunny-Laden Music Video
Singing, instrument-playing stop-motion rabbits, dripping paints, felt, and an urban landscape made of wood and found materials, “Weeping Monolith” is a wondrous sensory overload.
Low-Poly Stop-Motion Takes Flight In Stefano Bertelli’s ‘Don’t Make It A Song’ Music Vid
Set against a backdrop of soulful retro grooves, “Don’t Make it a Song,” a music video for Canal Power Club, is a breezy, funk-infused stop-motion piece.
‘Small Town Madness’ Is A Wild And Hallucinogenic Music Video By Sujin Kim
In the video for the band Kiwi Hug, icky green snail creatures try to devour the band members.
‘Black Butterflies’ Takes Top Feature Prize At 8th Edition Of Quirino Awards
The Brazilian Cartoon Network series ‘Jorel’s Brother’ won for best series.
Cartoon Brew Pick: Winston Hacking & Phillippe Tardif’s ‘Listen2Me’ Music Video
A technical and visual explosion, this video is an unsteady zoom ride where we encounter an array of faces, objects, and scenarios.
Cartoon Brew Pick: ‘Is That All There Is?’ By Josh O’Caoimh
The mixed-media music video combines drawn animation, cg, and rotoscope for Irish singer Mary Coughlan’s take on the classic song ‘Is That All There Is?’
Andreas Hykade’s New Short Mixes David Bowie With AI
The new film is a collaboration with the band The Sound of Money and AI artist Isabel Kohlhagen.
Nominees Announced For 2025 Quirino Awards Honoring The Best In Ibero-American Animation
The winners will be announced on May 10 in a ceremony held on the Canary Island of Tenerife.
‘Across My Jaw’ Music Video Is An Audiovisual Feast For The Senses
Through a mix of drawn animation and physical objects, the visuals echo the surreal style of Ralph Bakshi and the dreamlike aesthetic of ‘Fantastic Planet.’
British Rapper Shao Dow Releases ‘Blue Lock’-Inspired Music Video ‘Striker’
“‘Blue Lock’ is all about the mentality of becoming the very best, and that’s the mindset I’ve always had in music,” said Shao Dow of the video’s message.
Jeff Scher Gives Animated Treatment To Unreleased Tom Petty Track
Scher brings a vivid and emotionally resonant interpretation to Petty’s themes of longing, lost love, and the struggle to move forward.
Tomoyuki Niho Animated ‘Taxi To The Moon’ Music Video In His Distinctively Minimal Style
His style complements the whimsical narrative of a woman taking an unconventional cab ride to the moon.
‘Jump Cut’ Is A Mind-Blowing Collage Music Video By Winston Hacking
‘Jump Cut’ features a rhythmic collision of ephemeral videos and images that seamlessly morph into one another, enhancing the title song rather than merely complementing it.