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Once again, it's time for the return of Videodrome, our semi-regular showcase for the best music videos around. Since the form has given the world game-changing helmers in both the blockbuster and arthouse realms, it's always important to keep an eye on promos, and indeed, one could argue that there's more invention to be found in the short form than there is in features. So, without further ado, the five best music videos we've seen in the last few weeks. As ever, any tips and suggestions are more than welcome. Hilary Hahn & Hauschka - "Draw A Map" (dir. Eric Epstein) Despite winning Best Indie/Rock Video at the U.K. Music Video Awards last year for his haunting clip for Memory Tapes, Eric Epstein, a NYC-based former motion graphics artist, has been slow to follow it up. But he's finally back for a brief clip for an instrumental track by...

Best indie video goes to Manchester Orchestra while Spike Jonze named best director – twice – at ceremony in London

Adele, an American film director and three upstarts from Barcelona were among the winners at the UK Music Video awards on Tuesday night. The London gala celebrated the best music videos made in the country and abroad, recognising "creativity and technical excellence" – not just YouTube views.

"Some amazing music videos have been made in the past year," said David Knight, editorial director for the fourth annual awards. There has been "a resurgence of the medium as a creative force", he said, in spite of the "very challenging budgets" of many projects. While the night saw wins for blockbuster acts including Depeche Mode, Arcade Fire and Jay-z and Kanye West, many smaller artists were also rewarded, including the Shoes, Is Tropical and Wave Machines.

Most of the UK Music Video awards are given out in three tiers – UK,...