Videos
Zoo Animal - "Laying and Lying"

Zoo Animal – “Laying and Lying”

Another video has surfaced, in the anticipated release of Zoo Animal's Departure EP. This one is the official music video "Laying and Lying," the opening track of the EP, and was produced by Minneapolis based Northern Outpost.
Zoo Animal - "Dream On"

Zoo Animal – “Dream On”

The droning of a close-by generator and the scraping of the frozen rink accompany Holly for her Dreamer's serenade. This track, and the rest of Zoo Animal's Departure EP, is available streaming before its release next month.
Poliça - "Lay Your Cards Out"

Poliça – “Lay Your Cards Out”

Poliça continues to feed the hype, releasing of the official music video for "Lay Your Cards Out." The track from the recently released Give You The Ghost features a cameo by guest artist Mike Noyce (Bon Iver, Gayngs).
Peter Wolf Crier cover "Last Christmas" for The AV Club

Peter Wolf Crier cover “Last Christmas” for The AV Club

Peter Wolf Crier head to The AV Club studios to take part in the holiday edition of their fantastic Undercover series, with a somber, slow-burning organ-heavy take on Wham's "Last Christmas".
We Are The Willows is back "At Home"

We Are The Willows is back “At Home”

The latest cover video from We Are The Willows' Peter Miller features a Built to Spill cover of "The Plan." Peter also displays his skateboard skills.
The Daredevil Christopher Wright unveil unreleased "I and Thou"

The Daredevil Christopher Wright unveil unreleased “I and Thou”

Check out "I and Thou," a previously unreleased track by The Daredevil Christopher Wright, in this video shot during the 2011 Halifax Pop Explosion.
Low - Especially Me

Low – Especially Me

It sounds like a lullaby, but the lyrics seem to have the opposite intent, “You’ve fallen into slumber/Just wake one more time.” Its intention is not to relax, but to coax us out of our shells of certainty and weigh the validity of our accepted truths...
Wisconsin Built, Temple @ The Cabin

Wisconsin Built, Temple @ The Cabin

The Cabin continued its fine Fall/Winter schedule with Wisconsin Built and Temple. We've got a video of Wisco Built covering Elliott Smith's "Whatever (Folk Song in C)" and photographs of each band.
Mages @ The Cabin

Mages @ The Cabin

Roughly a month ago, Mages embarked on a week long tour that brought them as far as NYC. Something so ambitious certainly requires confidence and credibility. If I had any lingering doubt about that, it was laid to rest after seeing them play The Cabin last week.
M83: 'Midnight City' official video marks album release

M83: ‘Midnight City’ official video marks album release

The long anticipated release of the double-cd Hurry Up We're Dreaming is finally here. With it M83 has unmasked this official video for the album's single 'Midnight City'.
Air Review - America's Son

Air Review – America’s Son

Aesthetically “America’s Son” draws from a range of American musical traditions. The stiffly struck and unadorned piano chords and tuneful melody resemble a parlor song from the turn of the 20th century. The shifting layers of whispered vocal harmonies and the archaic syntax...
Megafaun "Second Friend" live in Paris

Megafaun “Second Friend” live in Paris

A feel-good, intimate video of Megafaun playing a bare bones version of "Second Friend" - a track from there recently released self-titled album. Filmed September 5th, 2011 at Café de la Danse in Paris by Poney Sauvage.
A time lapse of Heart Pills, Jim Pullman, Leiah Webb

A time lapse of Heart Pills, Jim Pullman, Leiah Webb

This time lapse features hundreds of photos taken by a camera we hung in a tree at Volume One's Sounds Like Summer Concert Series, featuring The Heart Pills, Jim Pullman Band and Leiah Webb. The Heart Pills' song, "Pinball City Crimefighter," from its new album, "To Paul, From Dad 1951," provides an audio backdrop.
Video: Halloween, Alaska - Empire Waist

Video: Halloween, Alaska – Empire Waist

See Halloween, Alaska's new music video for the track "Empire Waist", from their upcoming album All Night the Calls Came In. If you have yet to wonder where your summer has gone, this video by one of our area favorites may do the trick.
Meridene - Written Like Mad Sonnets

Meridene – Written Like Mad Sonnets

Meridene's appearance is among the most anticipated sets of Volume One's Sounds Like Summer Concert Series. On July 21, the four-piece once again delivered a memorable, summer-worthy performance, playing mostly songs from Something Like Blood and its upcoming EP.