Damon Albarn Music Videos

I love Damon Albarn's music videos because they never really show his face for more than a second, just the things around him and beautiful scenery he passes when he's on tour around the world.

Both videos below are self-shot, and both have a very simple structure too them; they are filmed on a tablet but the quality of the footage is still very high.

Damon filmed the video for 'Lonely Press Play' in Tokyo, London, Dallas, Utah, Colchester, North Korea, Iceland, and Devon.

'Lonely Press Play' Video


In his video for 'Heavy Seas Of Love', the editing of the video makes the scenery from one city blur into the scenery of another, which is very effective.


He filmed large chunks of the second music video through the window of his tour bus and taxis when he was in different countries around the world.

I love how simple yet effective these videos are, and how well they fit with the songs and the lyrics. For example, when the music slows down, so does the speed of the clips.

I love how Matt Cronin has edited these videos, because he doesn't lose the simpleness of the footage or the point that the footage is all self-filmed by the artist.
Sometimes, with artists, they can lose the art of music videos in the race to make the most watched video or the most virally famous video.
However, Damon shows people that he doesn't travel by fancy jets or in expensive cars when he's on tour - he travels by bus, standard class on planes, and taxis.

I think self-shot music videos are definitely more effective than others, because they let the audience see life through the eyes of the artist, which is rare.