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!”

Yussef Dayes shares an animated video for his single “Rust,” featuring longtime collaborator and friend Tom Misch, from his debut solo album, Black Classical Music, directed by Jack Brown. “It felt really special to work with Yussef and Tom again to make the third installment of our animation saga and extra special to do it for Yussef's incredible debut album,” Brown says. “I wanted to expand the world of 'Nightrider' and 'Tidal Wave' [from their previous collaborations] by bringing it into a 3D space while maintaining the classic 2D feel. This was made possible by the big brain, super talented Richard Noble, who built these landscapes from my silly sketches.”

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 “El Dorado,” 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.

Rhiannon Giddens shares a lyric video for the title track to her 2023 album, You're the One. The song was inspired by a moment Giddens had with her son not long after he was born (he's now ten years old, and she has a fourteen-year-old daughter as well). “Your life has changed forever, and you don't know it until you're in the middle of it and it hits you,” Giddens says. “I held his little cheek up to my face, and was just reminded, 'Oh my God, my children—they have every bit of my heart.'”

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 “El Dorado,” the lead track from their 2023 album, City of Gold. Filmed in Nashville, the video is directed and edited by Joshua Britt & Neilson Hubbard. City of Gold follows Tuttle’s acclaimed 2022 record, Crooked Tree, which won Best Bluegrass Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and led NPR Music to call her “a female flat picker extraordinaire with agility, speed and elegance who distinctively brings American roots music into the spotlight,” adding that the album “marries the improvisatory solos of traditional bluegrass with singer-songwriter sophistication.”

The video for the title track to Yussef Dayes' debut solo studio album, Black Classical Music, is directed by Barka and edited by Mdhamiri A Nkemi. “What is jazz,” Dayes asks. “Where did the word derive from? Birthed in New Orleans, born in the belly of the Mississippi River, rooted in the gumbo pot of the Caribbean, South American culture, and African rituals. Continuing a lineage of Miles Davis, Rahssan Roland Kirk, Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong—music that is forever evolving and limitless in its potential. The groove, its feeling, the compositions, the spontaneity, with a love for family, the discipline and dedication in maintaining the very high bar set by the pantheon of Black Classical Musicians. Chasing the rhythm of drums that imitated one's heartbeat, the melodies for the mind and spirit, the bass for the core. A Regal sound for this body of music.”

Hurray for the Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) shares a video for “Resistance Rockers,” a bonus track from the deluxe digital edition of their 2022 Nonesuch debut, LIFE ON EARTH. “‘Resistance Rockers’ is written for the kid in me who discovered live music at age fourteen and had my life saved by it,” says Segarra. “The video created by Kelly Gallagher features blink-and-you’ll-miss-it footage of little Alynda dancing in a mosh pit in Tompkins Square Park circa 2000. I wouldn’t have survived my teen years without that energy and inspiration. That’s a feeling shared by many, so I hope the song speaks to your same open-eyed younger self.”