Ten Rapid: New music videos from The Horrors, Damon Albarn, tUnE-yArDs and more

In this week's Ten Rapid playlist, we showcase videos from world-class shoegaze / post-punk five-piece The Horrors; have a look at the fruits of a collaboration between production godhead Brian Eno and Damon Albarn, taken from the latter's first solo album proper; get dayglo with New England's tUnE-yArDs as they recreate Pee Wee Herman's famous Playhouse; and dig into some deep psychedelia with Sweden's The Skull Defekts. In addition, there's controversial Scottish hip-hop from Loki on the theme of the Scottish referendum on independence, and from SAY Award-nominated collective Stanley Odd; some straight-up rock and roll from Black Lips; up-and-coming indie rockers Man Can't Fly; neo-soul from Owen Pallett, and blues-y dream-pop from Mazzy Star. Let's get stuck in!

First up to bat are The Horrors, with the latest single from Luminous, which drops on 5 May. So Now You Know finds the band in sedate territory, with a wistful Faris Badawan (has anyone ever seen him in the same room as Sharleen Spiteri...?) wandering around a dusty desert town, while local residents gather for an improvised dance-off.

Next, a dose of utter insanity from tUnE-yArDs, who have built their own version of Pee Wee's Playhouse, complete with furry monster puppets and weird gizmos, for jaunty new track Water Fountain. It's taken from the forthcoming album Nicky Nack, and the video features singer Merrill Garbus having a grand old time in the colourful set, shot by director Joel Kefali.

Damon Albarn's much-anticipated solo album Everyday Robots, dropping next week on XL, sees the Blur and Gorillaz main man taking a relaxed, electronics-inflected approach to proceedings, ably assisted by Richard Russell. Having had a first listen, we can confirm it's a fine addition to his back catalogue. Here, he shares the video for Heavy Seas of Love, a collaboration with legendary studio genius Brian Eno, with some Beatles-esque melodies in the chorus.

Glasgow rapper Loki celebrated turning 30 by dropping this challenging, dark and undeniably controversial new track, pulled from his forthcoming album G.I.M.P. (Government Issue Music Protest). In the video, he imagines the consequences of a 'No' vote in the forthcoming Scottish referendum, and takes a withering, heartfelt, deeply satirical look at the legacy of scandal-hit MP Tommy Sheridan. This clocked a whopping 8,000 views in the first 24 hours after it was uploaded – the video, which Loki created with the help of Andrew Mackenzie and Bryan McFarland, is cracking too, with a gloomy, dystopian feel.

We continue with another blast of homegrown hip-hop from north of the border – this time from Stanley Odd, notable as the first hip-hop band to win the coveted Nordoff Robbins Big Apple Award and go and play a showcase gig in New York City, and the first band without a record label to be nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year Award (in 2013). The band make a welcome return with the lead track from new EP Chase Yirsel, out 28 April – we hosted their video premiere earlier this week.

Seasons of Your Day was a welcome return for Hope Sandoval's Mazzy Star last year – I'm Less Here is a new track from the band, recorded for a limited edition Record Store Day release. The video, with cross-cut footage and slow dissolves, is as hazy and ethereal as the track itself – and listen close for a lyrical nod to their 1996 album Among My Swan.

Another video premiere The Skinny hosted this month was the first showing of Vacant by Man Can't Fly. The Bradford-hailing indie rockers collaborate with Welsh singer-songwriter A Girl Called Ruth on this track, which, with its incessantly catchy melodies and upbeat, summery vibe, is one you're sure to be whistling for weeks to come.

We featured Canada's Owen Pallett a few weeks back, providing vocals for Marram on a track from the rather excellent Sun Choir. Now he returns on his own, delivering a track of beguiling pop melodies and swooping synth arpeggios, with a video capturing the kinetic flow of dancers in motion. His new album In Conflict will be dropping, a little later than planned, on 27 May via Domino / Secret City.

Taken from the recent album Underneath The Rainbow, Funny is the new video and single from Atlanta, Georgia garage rockers Black Lips. It's a low-slung, chugging track, the dancing puppets in the miniature theatre in which they're playing giving things a slightly creepy twist. Watching this, we can't help but imagine the video's wrap party, with Cole Alexander and co. slamming shots with Pinky and Perky...

We finish up with another video which premiered on The Skinny this week – this time from Swedish art-rock noiseniks The Skull Defekts. The marvellously de-rezzed video, directed by Joe DeNardo, emphasises the throbbing psychedelia of the track, which also lends its title to their album Dances in Dreams of the Known Unknown, released earlier this month.

That's us for this week! If you want to cue up the whole playlist, see below, or visit The Skinny's YouTube channel, where you'll find regular video premieres from the likes of Lady North, The Skull Defekts and Randolph's Leap, plus forthcoming exclusive live sessions from We Were Promised Jetpacks, Prides, and more. You can also check out past playlists on our website, under Ten Rapid.