It’s almost the start of December and that means…oh, you probably know. I’ve written variations of that sentence a lot recently because a lot of great albums have not gotten a lot of longform attention around these parts, and you can add Greeen Linez luxurious Izu Street King to that pile. Hopefully more on that…
Photoshop scares me, so I’m mailing it in with my favorite character of the year holding a guitar. Back in 2011 when I published this list (remember when I skipped doing this last year? Best album was from MiChi, best song was from…AKB48), a question that writer James Hadfield posed to me was…how many of…
We’ve reached the point where idol music – usually an area reserved for AKB48 and Momoiro Clover z – has become really sonically smart. Not always at the top (though sometimes for sure!) but the lower rungs of idol-dom have resulted in some really interesting music. One reason – a lot of young producers are…
The Music Alliance Pact (MAP)は、30ヵ国以上のブログが集結し、月に一度、その国の曲を紹介し合うというプロジェクトです。Make Believe Melodiesは、日本の曲を紹介させて頂いてるのですが、今月はシティ・ポップスを蘇らせたGreeen Linezを選びました。”Palm Coast Freeway”は、彼等のデビューアルバムThings That Fadeからのとても落ち着いたスムーズな曲で、こちらから購入可能です。この曲も、世界中からシェアされた素晴らしいトラックも、以下から視聴できます。 Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 34-track compilation through Ge.tt here. JAPAN: Make Believe Melodies Greeen Linez – Palm Coast Freeway Greeen…
The Music Alliance Pact is a project where music blogs from over 30 countries select one song a month to share with the world from their nation. Make Believe Melodies is MAP’s representative from Japan. This month we are highlighting the chilled-out dance music of Greeen Linez. “Palm Coast Freeway” comes off of the duo’s…