Naola’s music always comes along at times when a little relaxation…or, at the very least, something calming…is in order. “Enter” is a hushed acoustic number pushed forward by a very delicate drum beat and her faint vocals, which offer a sweet longing that never overpowers, but gets its point across all the same. This isn’t…
End of June means a steady stream of “best of the year…so far!” lists, but don’t expect one from me around these parts (because this already exists). Yet one album that has come on strong for me as July looms over the horizon is one I expected to enjoy when it was announced…MCPero’s MCPero No…
Let’s just jump right into the imagery — listening to N-qia’s “Glitter” made me think of a fantastical parade marching through some forest glen located in a far away land. Her use of a vaguely march-appropriate beat…picking up intensely in the song’s final stretch..and some flute certainly adds to it, while the whole thing carries…
It’s only a snippet of a new song, but any new Cuushe is something to celebrate. In conjunction with the NHK program Techne and director Yoko Kuno (who has worked with Cuushe before), “Spread” soundtracks a brief clip of rotoscoped babies, albeit ones transforming into various things (we approve!). The song itself is a twinkling…
Japanese imprint Kirara Records shared a new compilation album earlier this week, titled Constract 6F and featuring some great dance tunes courtesy of some rising producers. The name that caught our attention was Maidable, whose comp-closing “To You” is the mellowest moment here, accented by horn snippets and breezy synth lines. But the songs preceding…