New Metome: “Koala”
Look, I’m trying to finish a big project, but when Metome drops a new song, I’m at least going to make a quick post to say…Metome dropped a new song, go listen to it above.
Look, I’m trying to finish a big project, but when Metome drops a new song, I’m at least going to make a quick post to say…Metome dropped a new song, go listen to it above.
ATLAS by OXYORANGE Le Makeup contributed a new song to a compilation put together by the Berlin label Oxyorange. The whole comp is worth checking out, but the Osaka producer’s track for it offers a nice break from mostly thumpier material. “Couples” propels forward on guitar melodies, offering a nice pace but without ever really…
Duo Shelling released a very strong, very dreamy album called Waiting For Mint Shower!! earlier this year on White Paddy Mountain. It got lost in our shuffle for a bit, but the new video for “Shining Pool,” one of the slowly unfolding shoegaze highlights of the album, reminded us to give it a shout out….
Ian Martin of Japan Post’s 2009-in-review piece has a lot of points worthy of discussion (preview: you can expect something about his section on electropop in the near future), but the best bit comes at the end when Martin lists five bands he could see having big years in 2010. The group from his list…
The title and cover art of Keiji Community’s newest collection brings to mind something a bit…heavier (I had a …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead vibe)…than the smooth, synthpop that actually comes out when you hit play. But hey, the end result is solid. Wastelands is an easy-to-digest, catchy four-song set…
The fledgling Fantasing label really making this summer count – they’ve released two split EPs in about two months, both of which featuring music that seems designed for the scorching months and no other time. I can’t picture any of the songs put out by Fantasing’s main bands, Talon and Young Agings, hitting Bandcamp in…
Considering that end-of-the-year content starts appearing in late November now, it seems like now might be an OK time to start sorta thinking back on 2014…despite the fact that 1. this blog’s top two picks for an album of the year list came out this month and 2. Homecomings still have a release out on…