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.
Today Slate features a slideshow feature on Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, coinciding with an exhibit of his art opening up in New York (link in the pic above). If that name doesn’t sound familiar, I’m sure the you’ve stumbled across the style (especially if you’re reading a blog about Japanese music). The slideshow mostly focuses…
The march towards Yoshino Yoshikawa’s new album continues with the second single from Event Horizon “Opt-Out.” It highlights some of the themes running throughout the album, primarily one of trepidation about sweeping technological changes (“I don’t want to be part of the big data” being a highlight). As much as the words wrestle with one…
Ahead of a few opening gigs with Liima, Noah has shared a new song called “Back.” The usual adjectives apply — sparse, delicate, fragile, etc etc. — but what stands out is the ability for the song to simply stand on its own. Noah’s work to this point has mostly been centered around EPs and…
Not positive who to attribute this gloopy-bass-heavy track to. Takuma is a member of the group Sugar’s Campaign and I arrived at the SoundCloud page featuring “PLUSminus” by going from that group’s MySpace to a Twitter to…well SoundCloud. Yet Takuma seems to be the only one taking credit for this tune? Yeah, not sure, but…
Looprider have a new album, Ascension, out today, and to get you in the mood for it, take a listen to “Mustafar.” Whereas the first song they shared ahead of last year’s My Electric Fantasy was a shoegaze-leaning cut, Looprider aren’t holding anything back here, as “Mustafar” is a quick and loud number, with screams…
Last week, Tokyo duo She Talks Silence posted a new song called “Walk Away” to their SoundCloud. It’s more like a gallop – after a minimal intro where Minami Yamaguchi sets the scene and makes her intention to “walk away now” clear, STS launches into a fast-paced guitar passage that lasts for the majority of…