“Overcame The Sun” came out back in 2013, on a very solid collection called Wait In The Shade. And now, around two years later, the indie-pop number from Osaka’s Cloudy Busey has a video, which you can watch above. And it is a fantastic excuse to revisit both the song and the album it came from. Listen above.
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KflT2ugLWjQ”] Not to turn this into an oversharing Tumblr, but goodness gracious did I personally need a song like “BPM4” in my life. This is metallic repetition transformed into relentless brutality, military drumming backing up steely guitar darts. When TACOBONDS’ vocals creep in everything becomes even sharper, escalating into a stinging missile of music that…
Take cues from your idols long enough and you might just outlive them and sound unique all your own. Kyoto’s New House have made no secret that a lot of their sonic cues come from American outfit Animal Collective, and their sophomore album Kaleidoscopic Anima continues to find the outfit exploring the campfire-side, howling, semi-psychedelic…
It’s all a summer stroll until things get blurry. Tokyo’s Cairophenomenons start off crafting a warm-weather indie-pop jaunt on latest song “Water,” with interlocking guitar melodies and a pleasant bounce that evokes a band like Deerhunter (or compatriots Hotel Mexico, at least on more straightforward numbers). It’s pleasant and downright cheery from the right angle….
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYfB2cXdJGg”] For a preview clocking in at under two-minutes, Schloder sure manage to wring a whole lot out of “Electro Words” in an extremely short amount of time. This jumps from Queen-aping stadium-rock (the vocals) to U2 life affirming guitar workouts to an overly giddy chorus you’d expect from any number of young Japanese-based indie…
Programming Note: Make Believe Melodies is off to Korea for the weekend, so the blog is taking a rest Friday! Let’s end the week on a slimy note It almost seems a little too straightforward for a guy like Djwwww, who has spent just under a year creating music that sounds more like a dystopian…
The Fuji Rock Festival announced its first wave of performers for this summer’s remote, tree-day fest. The big Japanese acts so far include Boom Boom Satelites, toe and Riddim Saunter. As for the foreign acts, heavy hitters include LCD Soundsystem (prepping a new album, Broken Social Scene (ditto), Belle And Sebastian (heading into the studio),…