And here’s the first output from Perfume on Universal Japan…which sounds a lot like old Perfume. Which, if you have read this blog for a long period of time, know is an absolutely great thing. “Spring Of Life” wastes no time digging its teeth into the Cadbury Egg that is the chorus, a chirpy-and-bright thing….
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPG6nPSBeP4″] Listen to a little bit above.
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoK8DaJRDaM”] Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s new song and video “Candy Candy” just hit YouTube, watch it above. Snap judgement – slightly less of a Harajuku head rush than her last two singles, and that chorus is pretty lovely (especially the “sweetie” bit). Expect something more thought out later. As for the video…not nearly as weird as…
Programming note! Next week marks my first week of temporary unemployment, and as a result I decided to go to this year’s South By Southwest music conference. Pretty excited, especially to pig out on tacos and see The-Dream in a church. Since I’ll be in Austin next week, though, expect only sporadic updates around here….
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF12h19h5uo”] March 11 is coming up, marking the one-year anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami. I wrote an article for The Atlantic about music after these disasters, and it features all sorts of names you might know – EXILE, Neon Cloud, Goth-Trad, Rankin’ Taxi…list goes on. Read it here, and make sure to watch all the videos…because…