“City Girl” first came out in April as part of I Saw You Yesterday’s “Topia” single. But it is such a nice rush of indie-pop — and now complete with video of a recent stop in Thailand — that it’s worth posting on this gloomy rainy day. The band’s strongest quality remains their ability to lay down a catchy number while moving at a jog, and “City Girl” keeps everything simple in order to let the melody charm. Simple, but effective. Listen above.
Osaka-based producer Hiroki Yamamura has been one of the region’s most hyperactive footwork creators over the last few years, releasing tracks on the more frantic side of the tempo scale. The Butterfly Hour EP, released via London’s Moveltraxx, offers as concise a gateway into his sound as possible given how quick Yamamura can get. The…
Can’t wait until June 15 to hear cutesy garage-rockers Puffyshoes new album Finally The Weekend? Well…you can actually hear the whole thing now! As long as you are OK with hearing noisemakers GAGAKIRISE play it. As part of a promotion with Tokyo record shop Disc Union, a CD of GAGAKIRISE covering Finally The Weekend comes…
Here is something a bit more slow-burning from Nagoya outfit Pop-Office. They’ve taken their time before, but “Objects” feels especially reflective, featuring guitar melodies that bring to mind…gulp…a ballad. Yet Pop-Office don’t get too sugary, with the vocals still drifting off in the back, obscured by the feedback-dappled guitar. Dramatic, but still featuring the smudges…
One of the bigger embarrassments this blog has recorded so far in 2016 was completely missing out on Osaka producer Metome’s Feather. Released via LA cassette label Postgeography, it’s a study in texture, featuring the same sudden swerves defining releases such as 2013’s triumphant Objet, but with Metome deeply interested in how every detail sounds…
The newest album from Hiroshima artist CRZKNY will see all of its proceeds go towards emergency disaster support in the wake of the severe storms, flooding and landslides that have been happening in Western Japan over the last week. Beyond being for a good cause, Spit The Album also stands as a highlight from CRZKNY…
名古屋のHouse Of Tapesのデビューアルバム”Trip Science”はとても奇妙で、初めて聴く時は少し戸惑うかもしれません。皮肉でも何でもないのですが、この激しく至って暗いサウンドは凄く独特なのです。House Of Tapesの音楽はいつでもまるで耐重力訓練のようで、Gasper Noeの映画を全て通して観ているようなダンス・ミュージック。単純に”House”とカタゴライズできる程シンプルでないのです。 でも”Trip Science”はアルバムとしての完成度が高い事は確かです。“Chaos Tape”に使われたチャイムの音が繰り出す美しくポップな不気味さはHouse Of Tapesらしいギミックですし、“Faint Light”での激しいビートや打ち込みはまるでブラック・ホールに吸い込まれて行くような感覚。去年リリースされた“Starting Point”や分かりやすいタイトルの”Noise Attack”は未だに新鮮さを失わず、アルバムにも違和感無く収録されています。凄く挑戦的な音楽ですが、聴くのは決して挑戦にはなりませんよ。ダウンロードはこちらから。