The most impressive aspect of 1000say’s “Holy Rain” is how the Tokyo band doesn’t rely on trendy tropes to create a song-long feeling of nostalgia. Don’t expect any Mr. Wizard Moogs or druggy lyrics. Instead, 1000say employ the tried-and-true strategy of sounding like other bands. “Holy Rain’s” strongest musical tool is the Cure-ish keyboard showers…
Japan’s first lady and intergalactic traveler Miyuki Hatoyama recently sang “Happy Birthday” as part of UNICEF’s Happy Birthday project. It’s for an excellent cause, so check out the site and give Hatoyama’s version a go. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9sN6mXwFWY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] (Via Japan Probe)
Add one more band to the “Japanese groups that apparently made great music in 2009” heap. The appropriately named LSD March churn out glazed over psych-sludge rock that’s bleak and captivating. The fine folks at CMG listed the Himeji band’s Under Milk Wood as the 47th best album of the year, and listening to a…
I wish I could spend more time on this subject at the moment, but I have to pack for a trip to America tonight and will instead just leave you all with a video of a trend that’s really old but I just stumbled across it. Read about Vocaloid software here. And check out the…
Notice anything different? It’s the new Make Believe Melodie’s banner…something to reflect the fact that, when we aren’t talking about Perfume, it’s probably some indie-pop band with a really twee name. Thanks to my friend Jessica Nguyen for making this. Check out more of her art over here, it’s very good stuff. Bonus pointless video:…