Groove Armada> Get Down
This club-banger might've fallen prey to a glam hip-hop style video treatment, and the resulting promo - directed by Pleix - does approach something like "Ghetto Supastar," but it is more plushy than Pras, and more post-modern than pompous. The story: two cute, white rabbits arrive on a film set to shoot a rap video with a blue screen. Things go smoothly until the stars steal away for a tryst in the toilet. They multiply at an alarming rate, and their aggro-offspring overwhelm the set. Pleix has executed a slapstick idea with hilarious detail and shocking realism - it's hard to tell if the bunnies are guys in suits or CG (it's the latter). [Prodco: Chased by Cowboys Paris; Label: Columbia] KR

The Rapture> Pieces of the People We Love
Ben Dickinson's on a roll. He's followed up a raucous rooftop party video for The Rapture's "Whoo! Alright! Yeah Uh-Huh" and a sci-fi spoof for LCD Soundsystem with this classy number for, you guessed it, The Rapture. Dickinson and co-director Jon Watts capture this song's more subdued sound with minimal, subtly-hued imagery that would make 1960s Danish experimental filmmaker Jørgen Leth proud. Although the track is more foot-tappin' than fist-pumpin', there's no shortage of rock star excess - big booties, shimmering dresses and stylish menswear - but the video relies on artful sparseness to keep us focused on fine details. [Prodco: Black Dog Films; Label: Universal] KR

Modest Mouse> Dashboard
Motion Theory is known for stunning handiwork behind the computer screen, but perhaps the biggest stroke of genius in "Dashboard" was casting Isaac Brock, with his instantly recognizable warble, as a grizzled old seaman. A group of spirited old sea captains exchange stories of the high seas over drinks when a white-bearded Brock sits down and touts his big fish tale: one day whilst sailing on a dark and stormy night, he hooks a massive fish that shipwrecks his boat on an island where castaway lore and sound equipment have melded together in a CG extravaganza. [Prodco: Motion Theory; Label: Epic Records] KR