Trying to find a little bit of spring to get you going in the late afternoon, especially on a Monday following a typhoon that maybe kept you up extra late (or is this getting too journal-esque now)? Producer Neshizuku’s latest track offers a nice late-day rumble to get the blood circulating. “Patterned” teases a shift…
The latest release from Yuri Urano — formerly Yullippe — finds a mix between the Osaka artist’s familiar slow-burning tension and new turns. The biggest change comes on the title track, which finds Urano using her own voice more heavily to create disorienting details. The other semi-departure (not quite as pronounced as on “Autline”) comes…
Sappy can’t settle on any one sound, and they are probably better off for it. Their just-released second album Altima finds the group zipping from mainstream baiting bits of bright-eyed balladry (“Starfall”) to sun-dappled indie-pop (“She See“). Their best mode, though, comes when they get a bit more dramatic on “Spider.” Those opening guitar chugs…
Trekkie Trax pillar Andrew writes that he made this funky number last September, but has shared “ELB” in 2018. Riffing off of Millie Scott’s “Ev’ry Little Bit,” Andrew creates a loose-limbed electro number fueled by clinky percussion and these big fat bass notes that give this a boogie feel. A nice afternoon pick-me-up. Listen above.
Over the last month, Sapporo’s Nonsense Love Letter has shared two albums of bedroom pop, and approaching it felt a little bit intimidating. These aren’t quickly uploaded EPs, but fully realized releases touching on a bunch of styles, while being full of clever wordplay and an air of intimacy, like walking into someone’s living room…