It takes gusto to include a cover of a Christmas song on your album that comes out in April. It takes even more gusto for said cover to be originally done by Alvin and The Chipmunks. Yet Azumi Nakajima, formerly of duo Puffyshoes, does just that on Two, her latest collection of stripped-down indie-pop under…
The latest release from the team of Poncho and Casino Tart looks at the same track from four different angles. The track “Stars Are Never Linking” finds the Osaka juke duo crafting a dewy number featuring a sentimental vocal hook and all sorts of jittery details. The four “phases” of it present on this EP…
I’m not the one to ask, as I failed to actually get out and see any cherry blossoms that weren’t directly next to my train station. Yet I think the sakura season has basically ended, which makes producer Jasskall’s “Sakura” all the more bittersweet. Like a lot of electronic numbers that have landed on this…
Electronic duo ELLEH build on the dancefloor ennui of “American Lover” with…well, a number that is far less ready to dance along with, but perfect for stumbling around in the early morning hours to. “Door To Tomorrow” unfolds at a slower pace, featuring harder hitting percussion and more sloshed electronic touches. It’s still shifts along,…
I’ll cop to being really into this particular sound and atmosphere right now — a faded take on dance, one that gets labelled all sorts of things but sticks out for just sounding good. Producer Kei Toriki’s “Blue2” is a good example of everything that sticks with me regarding this style. It bounces along, every…