2k10 in Review: The Best Music Video Narratives
Sometimes a music video’s story can overtake the song and become the primary (and sometimes sole) focus of the piece. Think the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” or the Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979“; both songs are fantastic in their own right, but each corresponding video acts as a mini-film which could easily work on its own. The following is a selection of the best 2010 had to offer in the realm of narrative-driven music videos.
#10) Mexicans with Guns “Dame Lo”
(Directed by Ðueý F, aka System D-128)
#9) Frightened Rabbit “The Loneliness and the Scream”
(Directed by the Handheld Cine Club)
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#8) Adrian Lux “Teenage Crime”
(Directed by Tobias Hansson)
#7) Eels “Spectacular Girl”
(Directed by Ammo Films)
#6) Tricky “Murder Weapon”
(Directed by Fleur & Manu)
#5) Drive-By Truckers “This Fucking Job”
(Directed by Scott Teems and Ray Mckinnon)
#4) El-P “Time Won’t Tell”
(Directed by Shan Nicholson)
#3) Arcade Fire “Suburbs”
(Directed by Spike Jonze)
#2) Underworld “Always Loved a Film”
(Directed by Syrine & Pej)
#1) Grum “Through the Night”
(Directed by the General Assembly)
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