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I’m running out of ways to write about nostalgia and i-fls. At what point do I throw my hands up in defeat over my computer and decide, “screw it, time to dig into myself and write about the feelings dude’s music brings out of me!” Every time I play an i-fls album…and I’ve got a…
New Nile Long: “Rush To The Groove”
When The Brixton Academy announced that they would no longer be recording under that moniker but instead as Nile Long, one had to wonder if it would also mean a change in sonic identity. The EP the group released last year seemed to signal that, yes, this wasn’t going to be the same collection of…
New Ventla: Smuggled
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…
New Les Glass Glacé: “Sixpence Might Change Your Whole World”
大阪のインディーポップ・トリオ、Les Glass Glacéが、繊細かつ軽快な2曲をネットで公開しました。個人的にはハイライトな、”Sixpence Might Change Your Whole World”では、”ex-boyfriend couldn’t understand/ sixpence might change your whole world”という可愛らしい歌詞にそぐう、淡くポップなシンセを堪能できます。暖かい雰囲気は、曲の流れに沿ってさらにアップビートに。一方で、”Cute And Reliable”はどちらかというと取っ付きにくい印象。よりミニマルでスローなこの曲では、”he’s a really nice guy/let’s go see him”という歌詞のように少し現実的すぎるかも。でもリラックスしたこの曲に始まり、”Sixpence”が次に来ると考えると納得です。視聴は以下から。
Turned Up: Mioriyuri’s Plastic Feather
“Hey! Fake ass Japanese! Listen to real Japanese girls shit before you guys lie!!” This was a tweet by Tokyo hip-hop duo Mioriyuri aimed at BenZel, the most fake pair of adolescent Japanese girls making music today. Still, reading the background story about Mioriyuri makes one raise an eyebrow post-BenZel – the duo are sisters,…
LLLL Unveils Video For “Drowned Fish”
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New Elen Never Sleeps: “Slow (Neu)”
“Slow” originally appeared on Moscow Club’s C86 compilation back in the spring, but has now been touched up a bit (hence the “Neu” in the title) and sounds a lot crisper than Elen Never Sleeps’ original version. Well, it sounds as crisp as something so hazy can sound – the song title is almost an understatement, because “Slow” practically crawls, the guitars and drums sounding glacial. It’s all intentional, though, a decision meant to match up with Elen Never Sleeps repeated cries of “but you slow down/slow down/slow down,” delivered in a dejected-but-pretty voice that this project has gotten so good at utilizing. The original version was good, but this slightly fleshed-out version shows what can happen when an artist spends time perfecting their creations. Listen below.
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Hotel Mexico’s debut album His Jewelled Letter Box hits stores today, and if you aren’t convinced by the hype to get it, maybe one more new song will. “Do You Do You HAIA” should probably be one of chillwave proponents first examples when claiming Ariel Pink somehow birthed the genre, with the caveat that this…
White Wear (Former Faron Square, :visited) Releases First EP A Black From White Space
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New Extruders: “Collapsing New Buildings”
We most certainly do not write about Extruders enough around here. Though, maybe, that’s because they are an absolute stunner live – I haven’t seen them in a very long time (partially because I turned boring and prefer staying in to heading out, partially because I’m bad at keeping tabs on when they play) but…
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