What is it about shoegaze music and Japan? I stumble across more bands citing My Bloody Valentine as an influence than anything else. I guess this country just loves them some dream pop. The latest entrant into this field is PLASTIC GIRL IN CLOSET, a duo making feedback-heavy rock. They released a new album, Toy,…
Miila, half of Love And Hates, has a new song up on her MySpace that’s either already outdated or perfectly timed depending on your perspective. “Give Me A Chocolate” could be either Valentine’s Day appropriate or the perfect White Day jam. Regardless, the song rides a post-punk guitar riff and some dusty drum beats for…
AAPS seemed like the most left-field artist in the Good On The Dancefloor fold, but “Imaginary Grace” seems surprising all the same. The band went and made a…dubstep song? Close to one, at least. Opening with creaky synths ala some of the genres more moody artists, the very dubstep beat kicks in soon after and…
Look, I know it’s tough finding a great band name nowadays. Anything with a “the” at the start looks lame, and all the other great band names have been taken. You know how deflated I felt when I discovered a band named Weed Diamond already existed? If I had any musical talent, I’d be crushed….
The poorly named outfit HOT HOT SEX combines indie-rock staples with dance elements. Great opening sentence for an essay, right? Unfortunately, this isn’t 1985, so this statement needs to be explained a bit. They don’t do dancepunk, and you couldn’t label much of HOT HOT SEX’s music as “nu-rave” (though “655321” comes close). It’s really…