[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjcFQquHipE&hl=en_US&fs=1&] My favorite part of the comments for this video are the few people who say “a few errors, but still good.” Thanks for being the heads of video game soundtrack quality control guys.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bujFLdJ2FGQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&] One of the cutest twee-pop songs of the year gets one of the most “ahhhhhhh!” inducing videos of the year. I couldn’t explain what’s going on, but those frogs sure look adorable.
Dear Your Gold, My Pink, I hope this letter finds you well. I won’t waste space on formalities – you were one of the first bands to really get me excited about Japan’s music scene when I first came to these shores. You’re catchy melodies and sudden outbursts of pure joy sounded like an evolutionary…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGlZdOKE8Uo&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Despite having the stupidest title any song working as end credit music for a J-Drama could possibly have, Soutaiseiriron lead singer Etsuko Yakushimaru’s latest solo single sounds better than a large chunk of her main gigs latest album. Sure, “Venus To Jesus” sounds more or less like a Soutaiseiriron song (relatively minimal construction allowing…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrS4etrxb7s&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Two separate articles about 2009’s favorite stoner genre chillwave appeared in the Japanese media this past weekend, all but guaranteeing a new crop of Japan-based artists staying inside and sampling Italian disco records. English publication The Japan Times ran a primer about the genre, featuring interviews with Ducktails and Memory Tapes. It’s a solid…