New Perfume Video: “不自然なガール” Or “Artificial Girl”
Watch it here. Over-analysis later.
Watch it here. Over-analysis later.
J-Pop artist Miwa recently made Japanese music history when her debut album Guitarissimo reached the number one spot on the Oricon album charts. The 20 year old became the first Heisei period-born singer (this period started in 1989) to climb to the top of that list. This feat coupled with a movie-worthy climb to musical…
Here’s something I’ll never type again…reader, have mercy on the songs featured here this week. Due to a combination of moving woes (“what do you mean I’m out of boxes?????? WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN’T FIND MY APARTMENT??????”) and the [REDACTED] (this sounded way more melodramatic when I wrote it Wednesday, let’s just move…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDA3ULQo8Qc&hl=en_US&fs=1] I return from my vacation for one spare moment because 1.) Summer Sonic wiped me out and 2.) AAPS have a new song, one of their most calming to date. “Lost And Delirious” might be AAPS’ summer jam, a stunner since I never would have guessed they had one in them. I have a…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1awua0YrSRs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] For some reason the music of Sakanaction never really grabbed me much before “Identity,” there latest single out on August 4th. This new song just sounds better than anything else I’ve heard from them. It boasts big sing-a-long sections deployed by countless English bands (Klaxons, Foals, Delphic, the list stretches into infinity) but never…
It’s always a very special Music Station when AKB48 come around, so let’s get right into this star-studded edition of Station To Station. Jin Akanishi “Yellow Gold Eternal” [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCC7Q9DgsfA”] OK, the track above only goes by “Eternal” but I’m just going to assume it’s the same. Only missing two words! That and I think the…
Update: Managed to mess up the date for this again. Wow anyone want to be my copy editor? No pay, but if you ever come to my apartment I’ll make pizza for you. It’s pretty good. The above robot will one day replace all the singers on this week’s episode of Music Station, so savor…