Western media coverage of the Japanese music scene in 2010 seems to be following a very recession-friendly pattern – stick to what people know. So that means something like “Boris, Boredoms plus associated acts, maybe check in on Shugo and Afriampo if we have space.” Can’t really blame them – there is so much music…
DJ unit/fanzine makers Twee Grrrls Club know how to throw a indie-pop-tastic party. Trust me, I sorta went to one. The good-times outfit, which counts HNC and Miila (together known as Love And Hates) will release a compilation album titled Grrrls Talk on October 6. They’ve got a good tracklist in place – expect to…
Thanks to my computer woes I missed this but…dreamy duo Lullatone posted a new album of sorts online to celebrate their niece being born. Loopable Lullabies delivers on the title perfectly, offering up 10 classic children songs transformed into lullabies that are easily looped using iTunes. This makes Loopable Lullabies a great sequel to Songs…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8uBPG-f1MQ”] AMWE gives us an updated take on Blur’s “Girls And Boys” by going back to 1985. Her version of the classic swamps the track in synths and makes it a whole lot busier if ya know what I mean. Below is the original. [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWnH-yb6-o”]
The piano isn’t the only instrument Osaka duo Sayutony’s rely on – the vocals and sudden drum beat erupting midway through “In Your Heart” give that ballad its punch – but it is the central tool to their whimsical little songs. Indie-pop standout “Dog Skip” follows the jaunty piano’s lead for four minutes, rarely straying…