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.
This year’s Record Store day in Japan features all sorts of special releases and reissues…which is to say, same as it ever was, please pay a lot of yen for a (still great) Tentenko single on vinyl. Still, aside from all the sales gimmicks, it has prompted Tanukineiri Records to get the band Volley Boys…
Of course Soutaiseiriron’s first full taste of their new album — out this week — is the final track. I mean, they did put out a trailer too. Over the last few years, Soutaiseiriron have proven to be one of the more influential Japanese bands of the last decade, lead singer Etsuko Yakushimaru’s near-whispered sing-speak…
[looks at calendar] Oh hey, nice. Indie-pop outfit Luby Sparks are the latest up-tempo group charging through ennui to get the call up to a bigger label. They just released their debut album via Space Shower Music, and shared the title track. “Thursday” zooms ahead, featuring a slightly fuzzed guitar melody which adds some force…
Ahhhhh, feel that crispness in the air? It’s an indie-pop autumn, alright. And one of Tokyo’s finest twee-leaning outfits around, Boyish, have a new album out on Dead Funny Records next month. “Sketchbook,” above, is the first taste of Sketch For 8000 Days Of Moratorium (!!!!) and it is a longer-than-usual look at how they…
Perhaps you’ve heard the word “kawaii” used…a ton over the past year? I mean, more than usual (especially if you teach junior high school children), as “kawaii” was brought out to describe all sorts of artists, ranging from an expected J-pop star like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu but also for the loopy likes of SOPHIE and…
Aya Gloomy’s initial foray into music after joining up with Tokyo’s Big Love Records was to create a buzzing, unsettling number that gave just enough room for her singing to come through clearly, even if the whole song felt like it was being sucked into a whirlpool. Now she has her proper debut album out…