The only chillwavers in Japan will release a new album soon, maybe this Friday (the 16th). That’s when they hold a release party for His Jewelled Letter Box in Kyoto so…gotta come out around then. For now, listen to the sample video below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhOY6uv3Hw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Doesn’t “G.I.R.L.” sound like a lost Ariel Pink track? And why…
I mean…it’s CALLED “Sperma” I feel the song’s content becomes obvious once that becomes clear. Daimon might be very well telling us the story of sperm over the course of this psyched-out, nearly six-minute-long song. Opening up normally enough before some, uh, moans interrupt the song, “Sperma” then becomes a trippy journey through…eh, not sure…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnb-rdGbm6s&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] I only know one fact about Sputniko! and I fear it will be the only one I actively seek out about her – she has built a “menstruation machine” which “simulates the pain and bleeding of an average 5 day menstruation process of a human.” The video above actually outlines a pretty worthwhile albeit…
Perfume plan on releasing their newest single “VOICE” on August 11, according to the band’s official site. The single will also feature the song “575” along with instrumental versions of both tracks. No word yet on when the trio’s next full-length album is due. You can actually hear a snippet of “575” on iida (some…
According to MySpace, Hminh’s influences: “Beat Happening, The Magnetic Fields, Minor Threat.” Now, I can hear a little Stephen Merritt in this duo’s indie-pop, and I wouldn’t be shocked if they subscribed to the same DIY philosophies of Minor Threat. But when it comes to Hminh’s actual sound, only the first band listed comes through….