Twigs: "How's That"

The music video really has reclaimed its perch as a premier format for experimental short films, this after a couple decades of purely functional eye candy being de rigueur for the form (note that there remains plenty of dull, obligatory visuals, particularly in the hip hop and indie rock categories). Twigs' "How's That" matches baby girl's haunting vocals with production by Arca and a clip by Jesse Kanda. How's that for matching talent with talent?

Arca: "Self Defense"

This one percolates malevolently, coiled and ready to spring but never quite breaking the tension. It's about eight minutes too short by my standards, but I'm a notoriously hard sell. This is supposedly coming out on UNO NYC but their website doesn't list Arca in anything other than a tour date capacity. Check out his Soundcloud page in the meantime.