New Music Thursday: New videos for Big Scary and Youth Lagoon

Hey guys, just a quick one tonight. It seems that in the last few days two songs that I have previously blogged about have had videos made for them. And get ready for variety because they're entirely different at odds with each other.

First up we have the dorky, fun video for Big Scary's 'Gladiator'. Their album is out October 7.

And next, just in case that video made you feel too happy, we have the moody, brooding video for Youth Lagoon's 'Montana'. His debut album 'The Year of Hibernation' comes out in Australia tomorrow. I'm pretty excited. But if you're cheap (yet can somehow afford fast internet), you can stream a few tracks from it on Spin.

Enjoy.

Youth Lagoon - 'Montana' from Spunk Records on Vimeo.

Bon Iver's Holocene

Just saw this for the first time, and I need to share it. Beautiful song, beautiful landscape, beautiful concept, beautiful video! It's set in Iceland.. (wow, I need to go there sometime) and directed by Nabil Elderkin, an Aussie who's also done stuff for some other pretty big names (check out his site for music videos he's directed for Kanye West, Seal, Bruno Mars and many others).

I hope you enjoy it!

New music Thursday: What is Biophilia?

Ok guys, I've got some big news for you. And you know it's gonna be big when Sir David Attenborough is involved.

But Brendan, how in what possible way could Sir Attenborough be involved in new music?

Excellent question Brendan. Let me explain. See there's this wonderfully quirky Icelandic musician named Björk. And even though she's been making music for over twenty years, she continues to innovate. Her new "album" is like nothing I've ever seen before. In fact it's not just an album. It's also an iPhone app.

What!?

Hang on. An iPhone app?

That's right. And the app ain't just the songs. It's a universe you can explore. And on this exploratory adventure you take, you are apparently going to learn a little bit about how music interacts with nature. And who better to talk about nature than Dave?

Enjoy.

björk biophilia app intro narrated by david attenborough from Björk on Vimeo.

Oh, and also, the app's free!

The full album is rumoured to come out sometime in September, with two singles already released: Crystalline last month, and Cosmogony two days ago. Check them out! The video for Crystalline will premiere on July 26. Get excited!

Nearby Natural Wonders

A few months ago my mum showed me an article in the local paper about a place called London Bridge Arch. It's less than 30 minutes' drive from my house, yet I'd never heard of it.

Last weekend I finally got the chance to check it out, and by gosh it's impressive. Over (a lot of) time water leached this ol' hunk of limestone enough for the Burra Creek to find a way through, and what's left is an amazing natural bridge.

It was humbling to discover something so amazing that I'd never seen or even heard of before so nearby to where I live. It makes me think what other naturally-occurring spectacles I'm missing out on that may also be just over the hill or in the next valley over. I guess I have some more exploring to do.