New New House: “Blow Wind Blow”

One of the trickiest things about covering Japanese bands is comparing acts in Japan to Western artists…most of the time, it ends up being misguided, a lazy way for writers to create a connect-the-dots situation that makes it easier to describe the group’s sound. Or just be a total cop out…Kyary Pamyu Pamyu as Japanese Lady Gaga being the obvious one.

New House, though, remind that sometimes Japanese bands are totally influenced by foreign acts. Which is to say…they have always sounded like Animal Collective. New song “Blow Wind Blow” serves as a reminder, as their latest is packed with carnival-ground electronics and campfire-chant-style singing. It would have fit wonderfully on 2012’s Burning Ship Fractal, which also found them sounding a lot like Animal Collective (which they’ve admitted too!). Listen above.