Greeen Linez — featuring Tokyo-based artist Matt Lyne (head honcho at Diskotopia and recording solo as A Taut Line) teaming up with Chris Greenberg of Hong Kong In The 60s — have a new album out on the horizon, and in advance of that they’ve shared a new song called “Findings” via Boiler Room. It…
Before I write anything else, I should mention…I really liked Especia’s Primera mini-album from earlier this year. As someone who still listens to Gusto a lot and feels the same joy from it as I did in December, Primera pretty much delivered on everything the group has done well — glistening City Pop revival stuffed…
At MTV Iggy recently, I wrote about my favorite album of 2015 so far (spoiler: it is Noah’s Sivutie), and what drew me to my choice was the quiet it brought to a year that has been anything but. Silvanian Families “Piyohogen” pulls a similar trick, and I’m more than willing to dive into it…
Kosmo Kat has proven he doesn’t need to have guests on his tracks to make them shine — the majority of the numbers on his very good Square EP find him providing the vocals — but he also tends to produce some really lovely work when he does team up with new people. “Ere Sora,”…
Well, sort of. Tokyo’s Lycoriscoris’ newest song certainly starts out in a way deserving of its title, a stuttering beat decorated with various chimes and a bit of electronic noise worthy of the IDM tag. But then the intensity picks up significantly, Lycoriscoris creating a drama (and, at moments, abrasive atmosphere) that kicks at “Lush.”…