Two positive reviews in this week’s Japan Times courtesy of me. One focuses on fuzzy indie-poppers Honeydew, who released a solid little debut album. Read about it here. Grab the CD, and also see them live if at all possible – I caught them in Osaka playing in an Irish Pub not remotely conducive to…
Dorian Studio Vacation The Patrick-Nagel-referencing artwork above should clue you in – Dorian LOVES the 80s. But not in a Michael Ian Black sort of way, where jokes about Alf stretch into the three-minute range. Dorian is neither combing the depths of that neon-splashed era for ironic yucks…though he has a sense of humor about…
I reviewed The Brixton Academy’s Bright As Diamonds over at Tokyo Indie, and you can read that here. The gist…good album, but not as good as Vivid (which is a very tall order!). Some incredible songs though, like “Two Shadows United” and “One Time, One Night.” You should also check out The Japan Times’ article…
“Hi. You’ve just got a mail that is an electrical-sound letter from a trio who’s going to rock you.” So begins Osaka techrock trio Nuxx’s sophomore full-length Lettre Mois, delivered in borderline MacSpeak before launching into the album proper. In most cases, this would be a toss-away intro, a silly little bit meant to maybe…
Welp, it’s now September and we’ve completely failed to talk about a handful of great (and not so great!) Japanese albums. Massive, massive failure on my part, especially after I went and named uhhhhh June “Stuff We Missed Month” before not getting through anything. Yet with the time fast approaching when nerds like me put…