One of the early American pop highlights of 2015 has been Chris Brown and Tyga’s “Ayo,” a joyous number seemingly taking cues from DJ Mustard to create a twinkling song with a few unsettling touches (those echoing vocal samples). It’s good! Kyoto’s Cool Japan has basically remixed “Ayo” for his “I Need U,” which mainly…
Dear fucking lord, those times when you just want to slide inside of music to escape the pressures of real life…really, to evaporate away from the sea of demands the days can foist upon you. The past week has been that for me, and getting jazzed about anything on the ol’ SoundCloud feed or Tumblr…
“Scary” isn’t the right word, these moments are far more unnerving than anything else. N. Brennan…like the Wasabi Tapes before them (and potentially the same people, who knows)…smashes what is either movie or video game dialogue with snippets of music — at one point the intro to a Burial song sneaks in — to create…
Especia – Secret Jive by tubesoda 1. The first taste of Especia’s major-label debut left me on the fence, but in all honesty my real feelings became clear soon after. I haven’t listened to or watched the video for “We Are Especia ~ Naki Nagara Video” once since that first post. Considering all of the…
Lord, I swear this comparison isn’t a simple “durrr both are women, both play guitar” reduction, but Japanese singer-songwriter Naola has a lot in common with Japanese singer-songwriter may.e. Primarily, they share an ability to get the absolute most out of a tiny arsenal of instruments (acoustic guitars and their voice), even if the end…