New Kindan No Tasuketsu: “Crazy”
Here’s a slow burner from Kindan No Tasuketsu, “Crazy.” It unfolds like a nursery rhyme (that chorus), and features a wild keyboard solo amidst all the longing.
Here’s a slow burner from Kindan No Tasuketsu, “Crazy.” It unfolds like a nursery rhyme (that chorus), and features a wild keyboard solo amidst all the longing.
I’m convinced Komuai, the singer and main focus of the Suiyoubi No Campanella, is going to be big in the near future, as she boasts that elusive energy and personality that few other J-Pop artists have. That said, Suiyoubi No Campanella remains off in their own world, making nearly seven-minute-long chanty numbers. “Utah” (off their…
Taking a break from SXSW (and, uhhhh, having a cold) to share this month’s MAP! Featuring the lovely Nagoya outfit Pop-Office! Listen to it…and more…below! Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the full 27-track compilation through…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y09xVJJSOL4″] Geez, Hotel Mexico most really really have worn out their copy of Before Today because they’ve full-on embraced the Ariel Pink sound on the teaser for a new song above. The track, named “Dear Les Friends,” is “coming soon” but I can already guarantee you every one who writes about it will bust out…
“Kimi No Youni Ikiretara” is made for the tender-hearted teen lurking within. Universe Nekoko have been students of shoegaze and indie-pop since starting out, but this release finds them just nailing the feeling just right. Maybe I’m just getting a bit too wistful for youth, but “Kimi” captures that sense of longing lurking underneath waves…
Note: Pure Filler Image That Relates In No Way To This Post As fun as it is to mock Japanese bands who thought a super-stupid sounding name riddled with random capitalization would be a good idea, I admit that those groups are at least easy to Google for. The group PARADISE…not so much. Even adding…
Projects shrouded in mystery — especially ones featuring a healthy amount of Japanese — raise a lot of suspicion nowadays, rightfully so. Maybe Pasocom Music Club lives in Wichita, or maybe it is some sort of SoundCloud bot pumping out effortlessly smooth grooves. But they are just so relaxing, easy-going (and far from complicated) creations…