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.
Buddhism just a little too boring for ya? Tokyo-based monk Kansho Taga decided the best way to spice up the sutras was to say them a little faster and have some dude beatboxing in the back. Taga now goes by the stage name MC Happiness and presumably raps about the eight-fold path. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsF0siaYBFc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Dudes got…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlTr1oEhJUA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Big week for Wednesday…their debut full-length drops on, ahem, Wednesday. The first single from the boogie-worthy band’s latest just got a video. “? Love” might just be footage of the band playing their instruments, but it at least manages to work in one cool visual trick – as the intro points out, the band…
Really, it’s marketing that can’t be beat — if you make instruments, why not have musicians come in and make original songs using your top-of-the-line gear? Korg has done just that, and one of the folks they’ve called up is Minami Kitasono, who went ahead and made as loving a tribute to ’80s Japanese fusion/funk…
Japanese Summer Orange gets sober on “The Ones,” a reflective number revealing new depth to the project. Up to this point, the semi-slacking outfit has been about stumbling about and feeling the hangover the next day, but “The Ones” heads out with a clear mind and a lot on its mind. The bedroom-recorded quality remains,…
Synth-pop project Einsteins has quite the treat for Valentine’s Day 2019. “Ribbon” splits the difference between bouncy electronic fare and a slightly more chamber-leaning arrangement lending the song an air of sophistication. But they never get stuffy about it. Bells chime off and synthesized strings swirl around while Einsteins let their vocals zig-zag through the…
Sendai’s NNMIE makes due with a small assortment of tools, but makes a charming little number in “Shiiteru” from them all. Using some breezy guitar melodies and some drum machine beats, they construct a rollicking indie-pop number apt for lazy afternoons or strolls under the sunlight. The detail that sells it — and actually gets…