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.
Last week, chilled-out group Super VHS dropped a new EP for free over at Bandcamp just waiting for you to click the “download” button. Girlfriends features two relatively relaxed tracks, both moving like a lazy Sunday afternoon and with a little fog slightly crowding the scene. The title track moves along slowly, the guitars gently…
Even the cuddliest songs can go harder than their teddy-bear-soft image applies. Producer Tomggg, who has released some solid releases via various Japanese netlabels and teamed up with Canadian artist Ryan Hemsworth last year, uses big candy-apple synths and sweetly sung vocals courtesy of Tsvaci on “Butter Sugar Cream” (which…that name plays into the cuddly…
Sonic Youth and Lightning Bolt buds Afrirampo just released a new album in Japan, most likely loaded with the duo’s usual songcraft consisting of loud guitars, loud drums and some screaming. WE ARE UCHU NO KO came out a couple weeks ago, and alongside its kicking-and-screaming birth was a video for lead track “Miracle Lucky…
Do you think Fukuoka is always like this? A sort of eternal summer…well, maybe an eternal mid-September…where everything is generally laid back, and most likely equal amounts chill? I’ve never been and don’t know when I ever will, so for now I’m just living through new indie-pop group Num Contena, hailing from the Western side…
The past is never too far from contemporary music. The ’80s have haunted Japanese music of all sorts for…well, probably even longer than when I arrived in 2009. Yet recently, it has been even more clear than ever before. Domestically, Suchmos have become a top-tier act using mellow rock stylings…not “city pop” as they’ve been…
An early buzzing 2019 hit comes courtesy of singer/songwriter Satoko Shibata, an artist who has attracted attention in the past for her playful acoustic pop numbers which often come with clever videos. “Namida” plays out like an update of something you’d find on Taeko Ohnuki’s Sunshower, striking a balance between daily-life ennui and a nice…