“Carcass Of The Sun” marks a big turning point for Tokyo bedroom mysterian NITES. His previous releases have always been intriguing and highly listenable, but you also wouldn’t be faulted for sometimes feeling like all those songs sorta blend together, forming a lo-fi muck screaming “buy a better microphone.” With this, his latest offering, NITES…
Been a while since we’ve heard from bedroom-indie-pop outfit The Weddings but, blam, they’re back…with a pal. They’ve teamed up with another Japanese artist, MOL (who, according to MySpace, lives in Mie Prefecture, which is where I am. We sorta famous now!), to release a split 7″ featuring a handful of new songs. Only discouraging…
She’s the one on the left of what appears to be a sandwich board Joining other kid’s TV show legends turned musicians like Oscar The Grouch and Steve from Blue’s Clues (seriously, he’s pals with the Flaming Lips) will soon be one of the characters on Japanese English-centric educational jam Eigo De Asobo, Jenny aka…
Whether you enjoy this song by Gypsy Paradox or loath it hinges on how much you can tolerate the vocals. The rest of “コンフロンテーション” comes off as a fun little ride, psych-rock signifiers all around but the band clearly spent a lot of time constructing this. It seems a little out-there but is actually just…
Electro-trio Nuxx, a few months fresh from releasing their debut full-length Sound Ache, have two new snippets up on their MySpace. Both songs find the band playing to their strengths, making floor-filling dance complete with absolutely behemoth choruses. “Ring Of Pop” hints at slightly rougher places, but the sample of “Sweet Dreams” is the real…