The Prince Graves project initially seemed like it would be venturing into stranger territory when their first song came out. The new outfit of former She Talks Silence member Ami Kawai explored more experimental areas while also touching on the shadowy indie-pop of that previous group on their debut album, too, but their newest single…
Fragile Flowers return with a new bit of rollicking, shimmering indie-pop. “Owaru Sekai No Madogiwa De” finds the pop unit crafting a heart-on-sleeve, feedback-overlaid-all number that dashes ahead. It’s one part indie-pop gallop, but the group adds a shimmering layer of electronics over top to give it a more fleeting feeling. Better still are the…
Cleverness can wilt to novelty quickly, and it isn’t easy to avoid the plunge to meme hell. Japanese juke producer Gnyonpix’s Juke Chips presents an idea that could go wrong if done poorly — what if juke, but 8-bit? Which, to be clear, isn’t totally radical. Those sounds pop up in footwork-ready tracks all the…
Seiho has moved in so many different directions over the last few years. He’s hit on abstract jazz and, most recently, rumbling electronic music…and that’s not counting his various pop-related productions.”Tear Off The Dress” finds a midway point between most of those styles. The horn toots meld just right with the warped vocal samples dripping…
As expected, keeping track of Emamouse in 2018 can be a tricky proposition. She’s released at least two albums since the hyper-charming Tiny Orange Slicker For Birds, and it’s completely possible something else is floating out there on some obscure Danish label. Tiny Mix Tapes did a great job looking at one release (which you…