Thursday, January 14, 2010

Video Hits:: RAA, Raccoon Bandit, Whale Tooth, TGTGG, Jenn Grant

It's Thursday, and we've yet to do a Video Hits 2010, so this seems like the perfect time for one, wouldn't you agree? I thought you might. Well today's bouquet of Can-con clips has a distinct Maritime flavour, with two from Halifax-based acts and another from PEI. To complement those, we have two from Upper Canada, specifically your favorite mega-metropolis and mine: Toronto.

P-E-Islanders Raccoon Bandit came to our attention when were compiling our PEI mixtape, and so we were happy to check out their video for Hat, which is a fun automated-band themed clip for their catchy tune. Perhaps you've heard of this Rural Alberta Advantage band? Well they've been doing big things for themselves as of late, and since we helped alert the masses of their awesomeness (that's not just us saying that, it's a fact, look it up!), and since the RAA are really such great folks, we're always happy to post anything from them, so here's their stakeout themed vid for Drain The Blood. TO's Whale Tooth have the perfect cure for your winter ills - the video for Hibernation Song finds them embracing the great outdoors for any and all kind of activities (although they likely wouldn't be frolicking quite the same way if they shot the video in today's icy temps).

We've mentioned this a few times, but The Got To Get Got simple crushed their set at this past year's Herohill showcase at HPX, and so we'll happily post all their videos henceforth. Here's them getting silly in their vid for Gettin' Dirty in the Afterlife. As they always say, "save the most visually video for last", and the Iceberg-filled vistas in the video for Jenn Grant's You'll Go Far are stunning indeed. Enjoy!

Racoon Bandit - Hat