The only band capable of knocking OK Go off the top spot for music video of the year, are OK Go themselves, and that’s exactly what they’ve done with this latest mind-boggling visual feast. Following hot on the tails of ‘A Stone Only Rolls Downhill‘, with its intricate interweaving one takes, comes yet another example of the band’s boundless patience and ingenuity. Following a similarly trippy kaleidoscopic ethos, the video for ‘Love’ (the latest single from their new album And the Adjacent Possible) sees the band capture a mesmerising journey through a robotic hall of mirrors, playing with vibrant colours, psychedelic fractals, and freaky shifts in perspective, all as ever captured in one unbroken take. I’m forever awed and baffled by the sheer logistics of these projects – how does one keep that many mirrors so spotless, never mind programming all the robotic arms. One wrong move and that’s about a thousand years of bad luck! There’s something so joyous and life-affirming about OK Go’s limitless creativity, and all the teamwork and dedication that goes into fully realising all their hare-brained schemes.
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We’ve not even escaped the clutches of January yet, but our award for best video of 2025 may as well be set in stone at this point. Such is the power of OK Go. Their creativity and determination when crafting enthralling, joyous, mind-boggling visuals is unmatched. They have this uncanny knack for taking an outside-the-box idea, one that seems simple at first glance, and then pushing it to an extreme that requires a level of patience and logistical effort that would drive most people mad. In the case of ‘A Stone Only Rolls Downhill’, the first single the band’s forthcoming fifth studio album And the Adjacent Possible, it takes the form of a mosaic of videos playing across multiple phone screens, each piece working in harmony toward the bigger picture. As it constantly builds in complexity, I’m left baffled as to how long it took them to even storyboard the whole affair, let alone recording the dozens of one-takes and ensuring they all lined up on time. When it comes to music videos, OK Go just operate on a higher plane of existence, and they deserve every accolade going for their boundless ingenuity.
Belwood Music Awards 2017
So here we are, another year over and a chance to look back on all that 2017 has brought us. Thank you to all of you that have supported Belwood this past year; our readers, industry colleagues and all the wonderfully talented bands and artists that have shared their music. Before we look forward to all that 2018 has to offer, lets take a moment to cherish some of the most memorable music from the past twelve months: Continue reading
Top Ten Videos of 2017
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with music videos. Sometimes they feel like a relic of the MTV days that we cling to because everyone else is doing them. Other times however, you find such a well conceived and brilliantly executed video that reminds you how they sometimes still have the power to make a band or artist a household name. There’s been a fair few great videos in 2017, and here’s a run-down of some of the best: Continue reading
Belwood Music Awards 2016
I think for most of us 2016 has been a pretty bleak year; marred by death, destruction and division. One of the few guiding lights to lead us through the darkness has been the exemplary music gifted to us by rising stars, and left behind as a final swansong by dearly departed legends. As we move on into an uncertain 2017 let us look back on the year’s lows as chances to learn and grow, and revel in the highs that show the potential majesty of the human spirit. Here’s Belwood Music’s brief picks of a few of the brightest musical beacons of the past twelve months: Continue reading
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