Ukrainian pop: Svitlana Loboda - Down With Love (К Чёрту Любовь)

Eastern european rock often is rather sexual which can become a bit tedious when it done on routine, and even though I believe Svitlana could go easy on the lip-expansion, the video "Down With Love" does a great number of combining sexual tension with violence, making the borderline between sex not as clear as it normally is. As a fantasy it is surprisingly sublime and reminds me of Anna Sedokova's Between Us and "Heart In Bandages" in that the video creatively evolves inside its discourse.

• Svitlana Loboda - Down With Love (К Чёрту Любовь)

Ukrainian pop: Anna Sedokova (Анна Седокова)

Ex-member of VIA Gra, Anna Sedokova, does what would seem a typical "russian" video with between us, but I think there is something extra about as it somehow actually seems to recreate the dual (ie not just men => woman) sexual tension that is created between people attracted to each other. You could say that I find the video believable in at least an allegorical sense; it conveys an image of attraction that feels true.

• Anna Sedokova - Between us (Между нами кайф)