HNC has a new song out now, called “Don’t You Think You Come To Love Me.” It’s a nice hop-scotch pop number complete with kazoos that would have fit perfectly fine on Cult. Listen to a bit of it here, or buy the whole shebang on iTunes. ————————————————————————————————————– In related news, HNC’s side project Love…
First, apologies for that headline. Moving on, the Onion AV Club’s “Gateway To Geekery” column covers the world of Japanese noise music this week. It’s got the heavy hitters you might love (Boredoms, Merzbow) but also plenty of other cacophonius acts worth your time. If you need more noise-centric reading material for this weekend, give…
The Rouxtz fit into that musical category of bands not easy to categorize. This trio’s music runs on aggressive guitar playing and furious drum smashing, but is far too weird to simply be filed away under “alt rock.” The closest comparison I can think up would be a less neat Perfect Piano Lesson, their music…
Rock quartet Merpeoples came into 2010 one of the more hyped up bands in Japan, and on February 17 the world will see whether they deserve such pub when they release their debut mini album. Up to this point though, the press seems warranted. Watch the video for the off-kilter-but-catchy song “Picasso” below. Something about…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpGJx7siN8I&hl=en_US&fs=1&] The music of Tokyo’s Predawn really shines because of all the things you don’t here. Consisting of just guitar, subtle drums and smooth as pearl vocals, Predawn’s songs avoid pointless indulgences and allow these folk tracks to stretch out all their own. On the recorded version of the excellent “Tunnel Light” (available on the…