As folk revival thrives on so does stop-motion animation. For the occasion we’ve put together a short list of both recent and “old” music videos using the frame-by-frame technique. Upon closer inspection, a few of these videos show similarities in style and material. Pixelized imagery and forest backdrops prove to be popular choices.

Beautiful and original, Oren Lavie’s “Her Morning Elegance” (above) has attracted over 9 million views on Youtube since posted in January 2009. Directed by Oren Lavie, Yuval, and Merav Nathan

Below, Brighton Electro trio Fujiya & Miyagi have chosen computer generated dice mosaics for “Ankle Injuries”

which reminds us of the legos in the White Stripes‘ “Fell in Love with a Girl” clip, directed by Michel Gondry.

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Clay-motion monsters in Grizzly Bear’s “Ready, Able”, video directed by Allison Schulnik

similar to the woodland vibe in Radiohead’s “There, There”, directed by Chris Hopewell.

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And lastly, look for ribbons in both Animal Collective’s “In the Flowers”, directed by Abby Portner

and Devendra Banhart’s “A Ribbon” (duh), directed by Lauri Faggioni and Michel Gondry.