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.
Last year was a year where I mostly turned my ears away from idol music, save for Especia (and Especia Lite), a bit of Negicco and the various projects you could draw a line to Yunomi. Well, that and idol music in Japan is at a place right now ideal for an underground crowd, and…
One of the reasons the great idol boom of the last few years seemed so exciting was that the sudden influx of groups filled with young women were also forcing the people behind these projects to actually think about the music. And, for a bit, idol music was probably some of the most adventerous (well,…
The news hook is…fuzzy rock duo Puffyshoes have a new video for their sweet song “Backstage Pass,” from 2011’s Finally The Weekend. The two members of the band look into cameras, whatever. The real reason we are writing this is because 1. Puffyshoes, who disbanded a couple years back, are back together, which is great,…
Programming Note – Just got back from a small vacation in the southern hemisphere, hence the lack of posts. But from here until Christmas, I’m not going anywhere, so hopefully things will be a bit more constant. Now, to start sorting through new Japanese music… Expect this opening paragraph a lot over the next month…November…
Programming Note: I’ll be at the Fuji Rock Festival for the next few days, so posts might be a bit rare (though a little is lined up). Follow along with me at one of Japan’s biggest festivals at Twitter and Facebook. Now for a quick one before I pack. Pelican Fanclub have a new song/video…
#10. Parupunte Primitive Imagine your favorite pop songs, but recorded deep within a cave. That’s Parupunte’s debut album Primitive, a rough but formidable collection that manages to capture the Osaka duo in all of their scratchy glory, playing absorbing pop songs that sound like the were recorded deep inside a national park. Whatever the circumstances,…