Dance producer Hoshina Anniversary is a long-time favorite of this blog, so we were happy to log in after a bit of a vacation and see that he has recently shared a new EP. Phone Case features five new songs from the Tokyo-based creator, leaning on side-to-side electronic numbers. This includes rumblers such as “Build…
The ellipses at the end of the title here tell you a lot. Kagoshima-based artist Ryoma Sakoh conjures up images of coastlines and easy-breezy days in the sun on “Island’s…” gentle glide, highlighted by bell chimes and piano notes. It’s at times relaxing and calming, tied together by Sakoh’s near-whispered vocals. Yet that barely-there voice…
Tokyo indie-pop unit Baby Fire is back with “Seoul,” a skip-ready number nudged forward by an acoustic guitar melody and breezy drum beat. The backdrop is pleasant, but primarily works because it allows vocalist/guitarist Akko’s singing to be the highlight, and she turns in a strong performance. Her voice hits the right balance of melancholy…
As I prepare to sleep, here are two enjoyable bits of dream pop from artists who have been releasing great examples of this sort of blurred-edges music for a bit now. The Neon City slow things down — and embrace space — on “Day Dream,” a guitar-guided number featuring hazy vocals (which is to say,…
Producer Yomo-da brings a bit of Parisian flair to latest release Chloé. Via Omoide Label, it’s a brief one — three tracks total, with one being a just-over-a-minute outro — but packs a lot of warmth into its run. Yomo-da mixes piano and bubbly synth on upbeat opener “Asa Dayo,” a jaunty intro that leads…