Music Video: "We The Common (For Valerie Bolden) by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

I love Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. Check out Ms. Nguyen being badass as usual in this superfun music video for "We The Common (For Valerie Bolden)" from her latest album We The Common. (Look for the cameo by former Angry Reader of the Week Sylvie Kim -- freshly engaged -- around the 0:55 mark.) Take a look:

Preview Thao & The Get Down Stay Down's new album

NPR has posted a "First Listen" preview of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down's upcoming third album We the Common, due out February 5. You can get an early listen to the whole darn thing here, and it sounds pretty kickass: First Listen: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, 'We The Common.'

To promote the album, Thao is posting a series of funny behind-the-scenes shorts ("almost biopic") on the making of We the Common. Here are the first two, for anyone who's ever wondered where Thao draws her creative inspiration: