Bedroom Ambient: NITES

I’ll admit right up front, I love bedroom music. Something about people, often in solitude, crafting achingly pretty music just gets me somehow. It’s why we post about She Talks Silence so much (still trying to find that debut album!) and it’s why I write about Tokyo’s NITES. Deliberately vague in description, NITES blanket-warm atmosphere…

Controlled Karaoke: Give Your Baby The Gift Of The Lullatone Mobile

Lullatone Spinning Mobile from lullatone on Vimeo. Lullatone continue their minimalist march to becoming the new Babies ‘R’ Us with their latest offering, the Lullatone spinning mobile kit. As the video above reveals, you can arrange the shapes however you’d like and your kid will love it! Adorable stuff, which you can buy here.

New Boom Boom Satellites: “Back On My Feet”, “Drain” And, Uh, An Entire Album

Did you realize Boom Boom Satellites will have a new album on sale in stores tomorrow? May 26? Ahhh, those little surprises that make the week a bit more interesting. The new full-length, To The Loveless, boasts two songs with videos at the moment, both posted below for your viewing pleasure/influence whether or not you…

Inner Strobe: Guinea Pigs

Consider Japan’s Guinea Pigs the inverse version of England’s Friendly Fires – whereas that UK band creates dancefloor-appropriate indie rock via heavy use of electronics, the duo of Guinea Pigs uses the same ingredients to make surprisingly insular music. “Songbird” opens up with a dancey beat joined by the type of cheesy percussion additions (recall…