Crystal: Rendez-Vous

Japanese synth-loving trio Crystal has created the most fitting soundtrack for the videogame that’s become our internet-centered lives. The perfect blend of artificial nostalgia, quirky sound effects and a good squeeze of Jean-Michel Jarre meets Donkey Kong allows Crystal to charm their way into your head. Then they reveal they’re more than just kitsch. Crystal’s track “Rendez-vous” is strong on its own as a carefree, …

Certain Creatures feat. ShadowBox: The Suffering Seas

Certain Creatures, aka Brooklyn-based musician Oliver Chapoy, goes the duet route in his dark experimental track “The Suffering Seas.” ShadowBox’s (aka Bonnie Baxter) rhythmic, high-pitched exhalations pair perfectly with the accompanying visuals: Butoh artists dancing under a single light. “We had a basic idea revolving around life cycles, but mostly we just wanted to capture some visuals that channeled the eeriness of the track,” says …

Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell Williams: WTF (Where They From)

Flashy, playful and high-energy, “WTF (Where They From)” is classic Missy Elliott. A snippet of the track—a collaboration with Pharrell Williams—was released a while back, but today the all-singing, all-dancing video was released, complete with marionette versions of the two lead artists. Directed by Missy herself and Dave Meyers, it’s everything you love about Missy: futuristic while including plenty of throwbacks, and saturated in sass.