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Osaka’s The Paellas’ best releases this year have been able to strike a good balance between noise and silence. See the lovely side-swaying “Lights,” which found the group using vast amounts of space to build up tension for the big mid-song release, one of the better moments in Japanese indie rock this year. Now along…
The piano isn’t the only instrument Osaka duo Sayutony’s rely on – the vocals and sudden drum beat erupting midway through “In Your Heart” give that ballad its punch – but it is the central tool to their whimsical little songs. Indie-pop standout “Dog Skip” follows the jaunty piano’s lead for four minutes, rarely straying…
The band Yüksen Buyers House has been around for quite some time, at least in the context of Tokyo-based bands. They’ve played shows alongside the likes of Jesse Ruins and Moscow Clubs…which is to say, they were kicking around five years ago. And for the most part, they were deeply alright, a fine enough opener…
For the longest time, otaku culture and the activities associated with it (think anime, idol pop, comics, pretty much everything in Akihabara) have seemed like something nobody wanted to be associated with. The music coming out of that world was often avoided by most other circles, and some people get worked into a tizzy if…
The only chillwavers in Japan will release a new album soon, maybe this Friday (the 16th). That’s when they hold a release party for His Jewelled Letter Box in Kyoto so…gotta come out around then. For now, listen to the sample video below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhOY6uv3Hw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=ja_JP&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Doesn’t “G.I.R.L.” sound like a lost Ariel Pink track? And why…
Fukuoka’s C.I.T.Y. has made relatively chilled-out songs for a little bit now, and the project’s latest is an especially breezy hopper. “Secret Touch” bounces along, built for early evenings, and is blessed with a great vocal, presumably from Chap:pee. Always good to keep one ear focused on Western Japan, and here is another outfit to…