Sam Roberts "Them Kids"

In this video for Sam Roberts latest single "Them Kids", the isolated environment of a Simms-like suburbia offers a cookie cutter world devoid of fear and poverty. Yet, when you listen to Robert's lyrics, the message is not nearly as happy go lucky as the colorful visuals depict them to be. Symbolic of the generational divide between Gen-X and our elders, video games are the precise reason why many of "them kids" are too distracted in modern society to enjoy the simple pleasures of past generations.

Bon Iver "The Wolves (Act I & II)"

Haunting the heart with cold breaths of pain and loss, this video "The Wolves (Act I & II)" by Bon Iver takes you into the dark, mystical forest of reflection. Entangling the weighted words of Iver with the somber mindset of its director who suffered the sudden death of a friend, the two artists created a soulful, opera-esc ballad that brings serenity to life's unavoidable pain.

Don Brownrigg "In it"

This song by Canadian musician Don Brownrigg has an infectious melody that warms even the most anxious of hearts. Directed by Charles Jannasch of Device Moving Images, the home grown, earnest video allows the quality of the lyrics to speaks for itself.

Time To Switch To Whiskey

Part Cash, part backwoods honkie, Corb Lund's ode to sour mash delivers a foot stomping melody that even the most adverse country music listener may find hard to ignore.