The 50 Best Music Videos of the Decade So Far? 3 Brooklyn Bands Forgotten on Pitchfork’s List
Pitchfork’s oddly timed survey of the decade’s best music-related offerings so far — operative words being “so far” — continued yesterday with a rollout of the 50 best music videos. On account of New York City being New York City, the list is stuffed with local artists — Chairlift, LCD Soundsystem, Das Racist and St. Vincent all make appearances, to name a few — with most spots reserved for bands with dedicated followings established in advance of said video release. But there are plenty of bands running around Brooklyn with brilliant, funny and artful YouTube clips on their phones hoping someone asks to see them. A few nominations for the most deserving: