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10 Creative Music Videos That Will Inspire You

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1. Metronomy - "Love Letters"

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This one-take video revolves around Metronomy as they play in a quirky studio-come-car-come-concert hall contraption thingy. Props for the chinos and matching burgundy blazers.

Director: Michel Gondry

2. OK Go - "The Writing's on the Wall"

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Another one-take wonder, this time from OK Go. The song and the video are a play on perspective, and this one is so full of brilliant trickery that you'll want to watch it once, twice, and then three times for good measure.

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Directors: Aaron Duffy, Damian Kulash, Jr. & Bob Partington

3. Tame Impala - "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"

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Directed and designed by Becky Sloan & Joseph Pelling, this masterpiece from Australian band Tame Impala was made from over 1,000 plasticine collages, all individually made by hand. You can actually even buy the plasticine pieces online here, if you so fancy.

Directors: Becky and Joe

4. Kwabs - "Walk"

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Bringing the streets and architecture to life with rhythmic pulsations matching the song's driving beat, the director visually reinforces the catchy elements of this London-based singer's breakout single.

Director: Mattias Nyberg

5. FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks"

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This glorious piece by British singer FKA Twigs features the artist herself as some kind of gold-covered goddess, flanked by a coterie of shining banshee dancers. It's amazing, and completely transfixing.

Director: Nabil

6. Flume - "Insane"

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This dark, brooding video from Australian electronic artist, Flume, and Australian director, Angus Forbes, is further proof that Aussie creatives are at the top of their game. If you liked Drive, you will love this.

Director: Angus Lee Forbes

7. The White Stripes - "Fell in Love With a Girl"

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More like... fell in love with Lego, all over again. Brilliant work by The White Stripes that is definitely worth revisiting.

Director: Michel Gondry

8. Brunettes Shoot Blondes - "Knock Knock"

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An animated love story between a woman and a rabbit, taking place across a variety of iPhone, iPad, and MacBook screens. This is cute and clever work from Ukrainian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes.

Director: Brunettes Shoot Blondes

9. Kimbra - "90s Music"

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A tribute to '90s music, in all of its neon glory. This video from New Zealand-born Kimbra is one of the wildest, most surreal videos to be released this year. You're going to want to wear your sunglasses.

Director: Justin Francis

10. Tycho - "Ascension"

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Tycho is the electronic project of San Francisco graphic artist Scott Hansen. His vibrant video for "Ascension" is like a colourful dream: it's totally hypnotic and worth watching until the end.

Director: Charles Bergquist