Thanks to Sufjan Stevens, it’s going to be one of the most bizarre and twisted Christmases ever. Looking forward to the start of Christmas-music season on November 23, which means the Bacon Calendar won’t be too far behind.

Here’s Trent Reznor’s How to Destroy Angels with “Keep It Together” from the band’s just-released An omen EP._

It’s oddly exciting to hear Trent’s voice after so many years of not really paying attention to him. This song leaves a little to be desired. I felt it building to something, but never really paying off.

Tease.

Sticking with the expectedly bizarre, here’s Sigur Rós with a long-form music video called “Valtari,” featuring dancers having choreographed courtship and consummation to clips from four Sigur Rós songs, all from their 2012 album of the same name.

Bjӧrk, “Mutual Core,” from last year’s Biophilia, of which the official remix album Bastards comes out next week.

(do check out that home page when you get a chance. It’s bizarrely beautiful.)

I left SXSW back in March very excited about Cold Specks, based entirely on — I kid you not — a 15 minute set. But then I got her debut album I Predict a Graceful Expulsion a couple months later, and was thoroughly unimpressed.

But now, here we are, 7 months after SXSW, and my head is back in the game. This new video for “Hector” is just right, and the song is great, too. Enjoy!

Well that’s fun. I know pretty much zero about Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, but this video for their song “Hoshi Neko,” from their 2011 album YT//ST, is a good use of stop-motion animation. This is what David Lynch or Tim Burton would do if they were making music videos in 2012.

Heard this for the first time this morning and have now played it on repeat 5 times. Such a great, simple song by this new-to-the-scene Irish band Little Green Cars. The video’s full of unhappy hipsters (cf), but the song is so good, I’m ok with that.

(also — since when did bands start performing on Dr. Phil, especially as part of their first US tour?)

I missed this performance by Magnetic Fields front man Stephin Merritt at KEXP earlier this year. Words cannot express my love for this man and his gorgeous music.

I have tickets to see Sufjan Stevens’ “Surfjohn Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long: Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice” show when it comes to town in the beginning of December. Seeing this video makes me equally excited and frightened for what’s in store.

Thank god Sharon Van Etten released this new video from her early 2012 release, Tramp. I put this album down shortly after SXSW and forgot to pick it up again. Until now. Good stuff.

Take the best parts of Passion Pit, Tilly and the Wall and Mates of State and you end up with Norway‘s Team Me, at least that’s what it seems like from the only song I’ve heard of theirs, “With My Hands Covering Both of My Eyes I Am Too Scared to Have A Look At You Now.”

Great song. Pretty crazy video, too.

I’ve not heard of the Wooden Sky, but this video, and this song, “I’m Your Man,” from their album Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun, is downright haunting.

That guitar. Those chords. That SOLO.

Must learn more.

There goes Grizzly Bear, “Yet Again” with the crazy music videos. This song’s from their recently-released album Shields.

I really like the place Jon Hamm has taken in pop culture, willing to make himself look like a fool day in and day out. Here he is in Aimee Mann’s awesome new video for her song “Labrador” from her new album Charmer.

The video is a complete scene-for-scene remake of ’Til Tuesday’s hit “Voices Carry,” with some comic twists. As you probably already know, Aimee got her start as the lead singer in ’Til Tuesday, and that video came out in 1985. This new version of the video has Aimee reprising her role, with Jon Hamm directing, and Superchunk/Mountain Goats’ Jon Wurster as her love interest. Also starring Ted Leo, Michael Hausman, Daniel Ralston and Leah Giblin.

Chris Hardwick, Rob Corddry, Anna Kendrick and Fraggles: nothing could signal the triumphant return of Ben Folds Five better. “Do It Anyway” is the first single from the band’s recently released fifth full-length, The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind. I like Ben Folds’ solo work, but I’m super excited that he got the band back together.

David Byrne and St. Vincent, with “Who” from their forthcoming collaboration Love This Giant. This video is pretty much exactly what I thought a video with these two wackadoo performers would be like.

Not sure what to think of this new Moonface video, but hey, it’s Spencer Krug. From the 2012 album, With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery.

Here’s something interesting: Nigel Godrich (he who has produced many Radiohead and Beck albums) has a new project: Ultraísta.

Imagine Thom Yorke’s Eraser, but a little more radio friendly, and a lot more Garbage-y. The video above is for the song “Smalltalk,” and you can hear a couple other songs over on Soundcloud.

The debut album comes out October 2. Looking forward to it!

Gaghlehslfeulfyalllllfllgllll……… That’s how these guys make me feel: braindead and drooling in amazement at how they continue to exceed expectations.

New Frightened Rabbit. LOVE these guys.

New EP State Hospital comes out September 24.

Here’s Academy-award winner Laura Linney posing as Aimee Mann in the latter’s title song from her forthcoming eighth studio album Charmer.

And John Hodgman makes a cameo.