New Boyish: “Farewell Kisses”
東京のインディー・ポップグループ、BoyishのSoundcloudにはもう一ヶ月程前から”Farewell Kisses”という曲が公開されていたのですが、今度は嬉しい事にビデオが公開されました。ギターの主張の強いBoyishらしい楽曲をお楽しみ下さい。
東京のインディー・ポップグループ、BoyishのSoundcloudにはもう一ヶ月程前から”Farewell Kisses”という曲が公開されていたのですが、今度は嬉しい事にビデオが公開されました。ギターの主張の強いBoyishらしい楽曲をお楽しみ下さい。
Nara producer Sakasa decided to challenge themselves a bit with their newest album. Here are the rules Sakasa imposed while recording this collection: 1. Sample only Japanese ’80s POP music. 2. Use only Ableton Live 8 standard. 3. Don’t use any plugins and hardwares (samplers,synthesizers,drummachines and effectors). 4. This is NOT a remix !! 5….
Getting older has resulted in a lot of changes in my behavior the 21-year-old me would recoil in terror at – I sometimes like wearing suits, for example, and love sushi (21-year-old me could barely eat pizza with vegetables on it, yet alone sushi). But he would be most distressed by how much I’ve come…
It has been one of those weeks that has ended up being so busy, I have barely been able to pay attention to much new Japanese music this week. Thanks a lot work day! Anyway, next week will maybe be a bit lighter (and all things willing, this weekend can be a chance to hear…
Might as well end a banner year with a bang, right? Tanukineiri and House Of Tapes both had strong years – and they’ve basically been tied together in 2013, House Of Tapes being one of two obvious candidates as the label’s major musical representative (the other is May.e). So, for the Nagoya producers third album,…
Few bands are as upfront about their influences as Nagoya’s Crunch on new song “Mori No Naka.” “Song inspired by Radiohead’s Jigsaw Falling Into Place (In Rainbows)” they write on SoundCloud, and elements of that track certainly pop up in this indie-pop band’s latest. In particular, the driving tempo and the bass lines present here….
If every artist has to have a “sakura song” – a single (usually) that comes out around the time the cherry blossoms bloom and EVERYTHING CHANGES (school graduation, company reshuffling) – might as well not make it suck. Most J-pop artists stick to tepid ballads for this season, so thank goodness we have Kyary Pamyu…
“Farewell Kisses” was up on Tokyo indie-pop group Boyish’s SoundCloud about a month ago, but now it comes attached with a found-footage video. The song is right in Boyish’s comfort zone – the sort of guitar-driven song that you can bounce along too but also cry to.
Despite already having a song worthy of the holiday, HNC has given the world another treat (sorry) leading up to Halloween. She’s posted a remix of her 2009 jam “Witches’ Party” courtesy of Threepee Boys to her blog, and you can download it until Halloween eve. The actual remix actually happened awhile ago, but is…
Perfume City tweets that the techno-pop trio will release a new single on November 2nd featuring the Kirin-approved “Glitter” with one other song still to be announced. Exciting! But not as much as the second tidbit, which reveals the group will have a new album out on November 30th. The thing appears to be titled…
Electro-trio Nuxx, a few months fresh from releasing their debut full-length Sound Ache, have two new snippets up on their MySpace. Both songs find the band playing to their strengths, making floor-filling dance complete with absolutely behemoth choruses. “Ring Of Pop” hints at slightly rougher places, but the sample of “Sweet Dreams” is the real…
Two weeks ago, an event called Jersey Fight Club happened at the Tokyo club Batica, featuring a handful of DJs playing nothing but Jersey Club music. I didn’t make it out because it happened on the same weekend I went on a vacation to the countryside (relaxing!), but even from a distance it seemed like…
Well this is definitely welcome. Osaka label Perfect Touch shared a soothing collection of songs from producers hailing from all over the place, and the title really does just sum it up — Peace Of Mind: A Compilation Of Calming. It is near-ambient music, all fizzes and space, with very few moments that pull you…
Here’s something that hasn’t happened in a while – a band from Osaka sticking out because they don’t sound all that much like everything around them. The recently formed Foodie are not dabbling in the future-obsessed beats coming out of INNIT, nor are they making straight/electro-tinged indie-pop (despite being friends with Post Modern Team and…