Mountains

This song became the Biffy Clyro's biggest hit to date, principally as it was a one-off release, well ahead of the accompanying album. The band recorded it in advance as they were unwilling to wait another year to release it.

The band's songwriter, Simon Neil, says the song was influenced by the loss of his mother. She died at the tragically early age of 52, while the band were recording Puzzle.

The song was once titled "Teeth and Mountains."

Back Against The Wall

Cage the Elephant come from the town of Bowling Green in Kentucky, which is best known for manufacturing Chevrolet Corvettes. The alternative rock group was formed in 2005 by front man Matt Schultz and his guitarist brother Brad. They were joined by their friends Daniel Titchenor (bass), Lincoln Parish (guitar) and Jared Champion (drums).

According to their MySpace site the band's name comes from Indian Hindu philosophy where the elephant is the symbol of strength and goodness. They explained: "It's strong and it's honest and it's loyal. And our name kind of stands for people, the whole of society, the people we all are by nature – it seems like people want to cage the elephant. It seems like they want to cage all the good in the world. It's not just the government or the media, it's everywhere. But you turn on the news and hear 'today 26 people got gunned down, and one guy got his head chopped off, and here's a picture of it. It's like there's no hope, and somebody's caged the elephant. But you can't do that."

Shake It Out

Isaac Rentz directed the new video for one of our favorite bands, Manchester Orchestra.

He says this about preparing for the shoot:

I watched Over The Top around 10 times over the course of the production, which is about 9 more times than anyone should have to watch Stallone do pushups on the back of a parked 18-wheeler.

Manchester Orchestra - Shake It Out (Official Video) (Official Music Video) - Funny video clips are a click away

Single Ladies (cover)

jack conte and nataly dawn started making music together in the summer of '08, and decided to form a band. pomplamoose thus represents the collaborative efforts of the two afore-mentioned musicians. it also means grapefruit in french.

Single Ladies, by Beyonce, covered by Pomplamoose

This cover is a VideoSong, a new medium with 2 rules:
1. What you see is what you hear (no lip-syncing for instruments or voice).
2. If you hear it, at some point you see it (no hidden sounds).