I’m not sure what one is supposed to watch out for in regards to electronica considering the vague genre has been around for decades and has morphed into like a bazillion sub-genres (folktronica? Remember that?). Still, it’s the subject the ever-ambitious Michiyo Honda tackles in her latest installment of the 2011 monthly singles project and…
Neonrock’s “TV SON” initially sounds like factory work. Guided by a slick conveyor-belt of a guitar line, the group carefully adds instrumental touches like they are assembling a really nice car. Clappy drums, efficient bass and especially the vocals which come off as geekily manic, never spilling out but with all the contained spazz almost…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq9ae7eMTNo”] Above, you can watch the trailer for shouty indie-pop group Sebastian X’s forthcoming album Futures. It’s their first full-length album after two stellar mini-albums. You can hear a small selection of the new material in the above video, and also see Sebastian X generally act like a bunch of goofballs. Futures hits shelves on…
Weekend is over, but what if you still need a little extra blast of dance-friendly music to get the working week off to a tolerable start? Thankfully, we have 99 Letters’ new 8-bit banger “O.LAND.I” on hand to soundtrack any impromptu apartment-jam urges one might. Osaka’s resident Nintendo-tinkerer does what he does best on this…
Tokyo’s Moscow Club has a new EP ready to be downloaded (for free) right over here and you should cop this now. The Daisy Miller EP collects the rollicking “Daisy Miller Pt. 2” and the super-chilled “Echo Beach,” both of which have already received heaps of praise around these parts. Now, you can get both…