New MimiCof Video: “Aria, But Secret”
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Watch some wacky-altered footage of nature above.
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Watch some wacky-altered footage of nature above.
Writing mostly about “indie” music – “indie” here being vague, but best summed up as “being relatively under the radar” – leads me to expect a certain type of sound most times I cue up a new band’s song. Again, defining what that style sounds like is ultimately sort of futile but it tends (emphasize…
The throwback vibes of earlier Wooman songs have receded with “Still Inside,” the post-CUZ ME PAIN band project of several prominent names in the Tokyo indie scene. The fuzz remains, but rather than an Ariel-Pink-ish (or Hotel Mexico-like) shambling, “Still Inside” finds the group hollering off in the distance, the verses and hook practically shouted…
Producer Hiroto Kudo crafts something calming but with a little kick on latest song “Blink.” For the most part, it is a sparse number featuring synthesizer driplets and a fidgety (but understated) beat. Save for some voices floating by in the back, it is straightforward and relaxing. But Kudo knows how to turn all of…
Jittery dance-rockers Africaemo have a new album called Power Of The City out in July, and they’ve been as kind as to share a mini-preview of the songs from their latest over at their official website. Go on over here and turn your eyes to the top-right corner. Sounds synth-tastic!
Where PellyColo excels the most is in slow-burning remix work. His wind-swept rework included on Especia’s Gusto is his peak, but he’s done a fair amount of others, with Especia and a few different acts. His latest comes with C-Chikenboys “Kandata,” a song originally released last August that seems right within PellyColo’s lane — easy-going…
Listen to this Japanese band I’ve never heard of do a pretty strong cover of one of The Beatles’ trippiest tracks. It’s not nearly as mind-bending, but still pretty solid. Listen here, it’s the only track.