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。
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BOYISH Releases New Split EP With For Tracy Hyde, Check The Flower Pool EP Out Now
東京のインディ・ポップ・アーティストBOYISHは、とても忙しく充実した2012年を送っていますね。数々のシングルにスプリット・アルバムやカセット・アルバム、それに加えて多くのライブをこなしています。今週もCanata Recordsから新作EP、Flower Pool EPをFor Tracy Hydeとタッグしてリリースしていて、こちらから購入可能です。収録されている”Shadow Of You”はBOYISHの新曲で、レーベルのホームページでは、”ニュー・ウェーブの流れを汲んだ陰影のある”曲と表現されています。陰影というのは少しオーバーかもしれませんが、確かにSarah Recordsリスペクトだった今までの作品に比べてマイナー調で、囁くようなシンセの使い方はHotel Mexicoとも似ています。今までと変わらないのは呟くようなボーカルなのですが、その独特な距離感も、今回のような雰囲気にはとてもマッチしています。 比べてFor Tracy Hydeはもっと単刀直入です。”Her Sarah Records Collection”という曲なのですが、その名からとても想像しやすい曲になっています。日本語歌詞なのですが、今年はBOYISHを含め英語歌詞のバンドがインディ・ポップには多かったので、珍しいですよね。こんな感じに別の言語での挑戦はとても新鮮で、いつ聴いてもわくわくさせてくれます。視聴は以下から。 Flower Pool EP by Boyish and For Tracy Hyde
Kyoto’s Hotel Mexico Break Up
Kyoto band Hotel Mexico announced on their website tonight that they have officially split up. It means one of Japan’s finest indie bands of the last few years – and one of the first to receive attention from Western blogs and music websites – is calling it a day. Hotel Mexico began in late 2008,…
Only One: May.e’s Mattiola
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Rollin’ On: Dubb Parade’s Cold Tone
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New Boyish: “Farewell Kisses”
“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.
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