A video about the making of Dynamic Maximum Tension, the 2023 Nonesuch Records debut from composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue and his Secret Society ensemble. “I’ve been incredible blessed that the musicians in Secret Society have been very fiercely loyal to me and to the music, most of them for many, many years now,” says Argue. “One of the great things about having a band with eighteen people in it is that you have eighteen different potential sources of individual inspiration from each of these musicians.” The video, filmed from the album's recording session at Power Station at BerkleeNYC in New York City, is directed by Reuben Hernandez.

A visualizer for “The Light,” from multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes' debut solo album, Black Classical Music. The track “celebrates the birth of my daughter Bahia,” says Dayes. “Born in February 2020, just before the whirlwind of Covid, a beautiful light came into my life. 2020 turned out to be one of the most special times in my life. Becoming a father to my beautiful princess Bahia, being able to take time from touring and nurture my family at home was something I’ll cherish forever. ‘The Light’ is a Dayes lullaby song. The sweet harpsichord is a sound that Bahia was captivated by, although it was also a song she fell asleep too. An ode to Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely,’ I wanted to add Bahia’s voice from footage & voice notes I’ve recorded over the last few years since her birth. Bahia introduces the song and shares her positive affirmations with her mum; something she can’t go to sleep without doing now. Thank you to Rocco Palladino on bass, Charlie Stacey on harpsichord and keys, Miles James on guitar and production, recorded by Christoph Skirl at Echo Zoo studios, Rory Cashmere on co-production & Russell Elevado on the beautiful mix. Love.”

Rhiannon Giddens' “Yet to Be,” from her 2023 album, You're the One, features Jason Isbell and tells the story of a Black woman and an Irish man falling in love in America. Giddens chose to collaborate with Isbell for his steadfast advocacy and support for Black women in the industry, admiring both his singing and his character. Video by Robert Edridge-Waks with original visuals from Library of Congress, National Archives, State Library and Archives of Florida, National Library of Ireland, and Prelinger Archives.

Vagabon, aka Lætitia Tamko, shares the video for “Do Your Worst,” from her 2023 album, Sorry I Haven’t Called, directed by Angela Ricciardi. The song, produced by Tamko, Rostam, and Teo Halm (SZA, Rosalía, FKA Twigs), combines dance-floor euphoria, breakneck-paced jungle beats, and a DJ’s sense of pacing through Vagabon’s signature storytelling. “I was nestled in the German countryside when Teo Halm, who co-produced this with me, and I were experimenting in my home studio late into the night. I was listening to a lot of club music, and I set out to make an instrumental that drew from the music you’d hear at an underground club in Germany or the UK yet still lived in the Vagabon musical lexicon,” Tamko explains. “A year later, when I returned to the US, I got Rostam involved and he had a great idea of adding a layer of live drums on top of the breakbeat from my Germany session.”

A lyric video for "Yosemite," featuring Dave Matthews, from Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway's 2023 album, City of Gold. Video by Robert Edridge-Waks.

Vagabon, aka Lætitia Tamko, shares the video for “Can I Talk My Shit?,” the opening track to her 2023 album, Sorry I Haven’t Called. The album, co-produced by Tamko and Rostam (Vampire Weekend, Haim, Clairo), finds Tamko reinventing herself once again and features the most playful and adventurous music of her career. Video directed by Zac Dov Wiesel.

A video for “Dymaxion,” from composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue and his Secret Society ensemble's 2023 Nonesuch Records debut, Dynamic Maximum Tension, filmed from the song’s recording session at Power Station at BerkleeNYC. “Dymaxion”—a portmanteau of “dynamic maximum tension”—takes its name from the term coined by architect and inventor Fuller to describe his concept of using technology and resources to maximum advantage.

Grammy Award–winning singer, songwriter, and musician Molly Tuttle and her band Golden Highway—Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle, harmony vocals), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Shelby Means (bass, harmony vocals), and Kyle Tuttle (banjo, harmony vocals)—perform “San Joaquin,” the lead track from their 2023 album, City of Gold, live from Sound Emporium Studio A in Nashville, where the album was recorded. The video is directed by Michael Kessler. 

The video for Rhiannon Giddens' “You Louisiana Man,” from her 2023 album, You're the One, was filmed while the album was being recorded at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami. The song blends Giddens’ celebrated voice and banjo work with horns, organ, fiddle, and accordion to create a Zydeco-funk jam. “This was the first song we recorded together in the studio,” Giddens says, “and it was the one that set the tone for the rest of the week. Like kids on the first day of school, we were feeling out everyone in the room musically, and in that moment it all clicked. My folks, Jack’s folks - we all listened to each other and found this beautiful place at the center of all our different sounds.” The video is filmed and edited by Torrance Hill for Noir Prism.

Grammy Award–winning singer, songwriter, and musician Molly Tuttle and her band Golden Highway share the video for “Next Rodeo,” a track from their 2023 album, City of Gold. The video, directed by Edgar Evan, stars Tuttle and the band—fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, mandolinist Dominick Leslie, bass player Shelby Means, and banjo player Kyle Tuttle—as well as special guest actors Seth Clarke and Morgan Watkins. “My song 'Next Rodeo' is all about traveling from show to show and chasing down a dream,” Tuttle says, “so I wanted to showcase my band members and give the audience a glimpse of the personalities that make up Golden Highway. I love how this video captures the sense of friendship and camaraderie that is woven into our new album, City of Gold. We had so much fun filming this video and hope you enjoy coming along for the wild ride!”