Michiyo Honda’s “Monthly Release Project” seems to be turning into an experiment in confusing meanings. Her previous release was the woozy “Your Voice,” a song that existed somewhere between consciousness and slumber. Now she introduces her latest clever treat, “GAME BOYZ (Don’t You Want A Real Girlfriend).” The title hints at what, ostensibly, is every…
Though I expect the readers of this blog to be upstanding citizens who probably spent the last two days volunteering at some sort of soup kitchen, it’s possible your weekend was used up in decadent ways and maybe even dotted with some bad ideas. No judgment! Yet if you find yourself in this category and…
Talk about timing – around the same time I wrote about the anime-loving Maltine Records, the label uploaded their 91st release (free to download) to their site. The newest offering comes courtesy of Submerse, and it’s an entire album full of original songs and remixes clocking in at just under 50 minutes. Also included –…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYTHoQ-ke3Q”] This one’s for the breathless folks who like more-or-less endless action. Caroline Rocks “パラレル” is a simple guitar-drums-vocals torpedo that pretty much warns the listener where things will be going with its immediate surge of an intro before spilling into sky-high gallop. The band wedges in a few slower instances to catch their breath…late…
Hotel Mexico have teamed up with Diesel to…wait a sec, Diesel? The people who make jeans and goofy belts? I’ll bite my tongue and repeat the mantra “this is good for indie rock, this is good for indie rock” as I inform you Kyoto’s most well-known chillwavers have made new song “Dear Les Friends” available…