Controlled Karaoke: Jim O’Rourke Sings Enka
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIzPi4JcJ84″] The audio seems kinda weird and doesn’t always match up with the video…but whatever, here’s Jim O’Rourke singing an Enka song.
Now That’s A Name: Comical Sewing Co-Applique
Supermarket music rarely finds itself next to the words “I enjoy listening to.” Based on my experience at the local Jusco, most of the songs either shill for fresh produce or re-imagine the latest Arashi single as MIDI-powered, legally OK dreck. Other places play similar stuff easily brushed off as “elevator music,” an insult to…
New EeL: “For Common People”
Something tells me the “common people” wouldn’t react well to this. For the rest of us who arrogantly think we’re better than the unwashed masses, though, this might sound pretty nifty! EeL’s latest could easily be filed as “techrock” though it might be better summarized as “head-blitzing tropical noise.” “For Common People” might soften the…
New NOKIES!: “Take My Hand”
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uVaPVZ9Nl4″] Just the other day I wrote about fidgety rockers NOKIES! around these parts. I take one day off from the job and what happens? Another song from NOKIES!’ forthcoming 7 Songs EP makes its way online. “Take My Hand” actually swerves a bit away from how I described the group in that last post…
Causing Commotion: NOKIES!
Japan’s nearly reached spazz-rock critical peak. Though not making much of a dent on the mainstream charts, plenty of indie-leaning groups who have a MySpace account and a good shouting voice have popped up to share their brand of all-together-now rock with the world. It’s a weird mix of Los Campesinos! tweeness and the sort…