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New LLLL Video: “Because Of My Eyes”
東京のデュオ、LLLLの新しいビデオ”Because Of My Eyes”は、まるで週末に夜遊びしているかのような光景。眩しいライトやビデオエフェクトは酔っぱらっているような気持ちにさせてくれます。全て白黒で撮影されていているこの作品では、街を散歩したりクラブで踊ったり、気づけば女性がこちらを眺めていたり。J-Popからの影響が強いものの、LLLLらしい少しダークな雰囲気で日本のパーティーライフを体験できます。ビデオは上から。
Give Me Wallets Cover Justin Bieber: “Boyfriend”
今週日本のインディー界において大きな話題だったのはジャスティン・ビーバーでしたね。大阪のCloudy Buseyが曲をカナダのポップ・スターに歌わせたいと言ったのが発端で、今度はGive Me Walletsがジャスティンのヒット曲、”Boyfriend”をカバーしたみたいです。以下から視聴できます。Give Me Walletsはジャスティン・ティンバーレイクのようなミニマリズムを取り除いて、よりコンプレックスに、より速いテンポで曲を仕上げました。ジャスティン・ビーバーみたいなハイトーンは一切目指さない独自性がこのカバーを素晴らしい物にしています。
New Metoronori: “ディナー・Till・☾ ◯”
Whirring, buzzing, faint, distant memory, mysterious, hypnotic, strange, intimate, far, intriguing, bedroom, mysterious, gorgeous, slow-burning (if it burns at all), Metoronori’s best song yet. Listen below.
Slow Wonder: Ikebana’s “Rose,” “Kiss” And “Alone”
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New For Tracy Hyde: Satellite Lovers
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New Cuushe Music Video: “Do You Know The Way To Sleep”
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