Delving further makes it feel like… well, still like someone on acid doing something. At first, it feels like someone on acid playing around with a pre-internet animation computer program. Whatever the case, they have started to impress me more and more lately – and I can’t think of a better example of just how they have done this than with the truly demented video for Brats. I don’t know whether it was just an air of we’re-so-clever that ticked me off, or their drony monotone vocals that plagued their earlier material.

There was always something about Liars that never quite sat right with me. Read my original post on Shit on the Liver here. The best Australian metal video in years. A limited-budget, once again, proves to have zero correlation with limited imagination. They’re already out their enough as it is with their grindcore-influenced take on metal, but they push the envelope just a little further with this manic video. At a time when a lot of Australian metal dudes are just humourless black-clad fucks stroking their goatees, Melbourne’s King Parrot like to fuck with things just a little. Here was a late-runner in proceedings, but one that scaled the ranks quite quickly – probably as fast as the blast-beats heard throughout the song itself. With apologies to: Tom Waits, Childish Gambino, Killer Mike, The Black Keys, Gorillaz, OFF!, Hilltop Hoods, Kimya Dawson, Matt & Kim, Pet Shop Boys, Macklemore and Grizzly Bear. And really, with the amount of different styles and videos on display here, it would take quite a stern reader to not find any enjoyment in this countdown, if I do say so myself! I had a lot of fun watching and putting this list together, so I do hope very much indeed that you at least find a couple of clips that tickle your fancy. What of this year? Well, it’s an incredibly mixed bag.

2011 was an obvious winner, with Gotye and Kimbra facepainting their way to number one. For its third consecutive year, we are back with the best videos of the year! 2010 was a big year for pop, with Lady Gaga taking the top spot.

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