Artist: Hullabaloo
Song: "High Roller"
Album: High Roller
Description: The title track from the Southern California duo's 2009 album gets repurposed into a "Plush My Ride" TV spoof. I'm actually impressed by Steve Denyes' stroller-modification skills. Check out the safety system.
Source: YouTube
Artist: The Relative Minors
Song: "Pet"
Album: Ostrich Plays the Bass
Description: A simple but fun song from the Canadian band's 2011 debut album is matched with a simple but fun video. It's the little things that amuse me -- the way singer Kiersten Robertshaw picks up a tambourine and starts playing it, the hip-shaking drummer, Matt Robertshaw's vocal turns straight at the camera. It is -- and I mean this as praise -- dorky and cute.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips
Song: "Lover Not a Fighter"
Album: Ultramagnetic Universal Love Revolution
Description: It's the details in what would otherwise be a fairly typical performance video featuring MCJ and Ava Flava that make this a notch above -- the Soul Train footage in the background, the disco ball, the '70s-era font. Plus, it's an undeniably groovy (and fun) track.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Tim and the Space Cadets
Song: "Rainy Days"
Album: Anthems for Adventure
Description: Whatever expertise you thought you had in constructing bed sheet forts and ships, you are nothing compared to these kids, grooving along to a bit of country-tinged pop.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Elska
Song: "Don't Make Fun of the Goobler"
Album: Middle of Nowhere
Description: Another in Elska's series of Iceland-filmed videos, this one featuring her "own green home slice," the Goobler. "My own green home slice," by the way, is my favorite kids music phrase of the year.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips
Song: "Lucas!"
Album: Ultramagnetic Universal Love Revolution
Description: Busy, busy, information overload, but it's nicely put together and, more importantly, is there any doubt that Mista Cookie Jar thinks Lucas is awesome? No, no, there is not.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Elizabeth Mitchell and You Are My Flower
Song: "Sleep Eye"
Album: Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie
Description: As I said in the main blog the other day, this is one gorgeously-filmed video. As one would expect from the title, don't watch this one expecting to be rarin' to go. Definitely one for the down times.
Source: Vimeo
Artist: Dan Zanes with Suzan-Lori Parks
Song: "Rise Up Shepherd, and Follow"
Album: Christmas in Concord
Description: Expanding 2011's fine 5-song EP with a couple songs, including this duet with playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, Zanes moves into "mini-album" territory. He also gives us this retro-filter-filled lo-fi video featuring Zanes and Parks (on washboard). It's a DZ video, so that's reason enough to watch, but if you need another reason, pay attention to see the only hat crazy enough to steal the attention away from Zanes' famously unruly hairdo.
Source: YouTube
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