On their own, Japanese artist Noah and England’s Kidkanevil create their own dreamy worlds in music, the prior favoring silence and the latter leaning more towards an innocent electronic sound (see 2015’s My Little Ghost). Together, as Nemui PJ, they venture into an area that is still just as private…but much, much stranger, the sleep-ready…
It’s the halfway point of 2017 (more or less), which means…well, actually, everyone has already gotten most of their mid-point lists out by now. The thirst is real! I’m not big on putting things together only six months in, but I will say one of my favorite live shows of the year came courtesy of…
It’s smack dab in the middle of the rainy season here in Japan, and a particularly wet Saturday last week meant I stayed in and listened to new stuff on Apple Music. Surprise surprise — Suzuki Mamiko of Chelmico released a solo EP, the lovely Deep Green. Hunt that one down if you are in…
Electronic unit Animal Hack appeared last year in 2016, but felt like they got a further push over the last few months following the release of this year’s Boy, which got a lot of promotion on streaming services (which, while still very fledgling, feel like they are starting to carve out space…maybe…in the Japanese market)….
Always up for writing about songs that exist in the current “city pop revival era,” but which actually sound closer to the ’80s style given that name than the more laid-back stuff getting that tag today. Takahiro Miyoshi’s bouncy “Cheap” is a solid bit of mid-tempo throwback rendered through synths I’d expect on the Earthbound…