This is as jaunty as DYGL have ever sounded, to an almost unsettling degree, though peel it back a little and a bit more roughness comes through. DYGL move ahead on a hoppy melody, highlighted by some nifty turn-of-the-2000s guitar work and a beat built for a get down. And those handclaps, so jolly! It’s…
Last year at the Fuji Rock Festial, a trio of bands played the gathering that were presented — by domestic media, and me at some point — as a new tide of Japanese rock music. Two groups definitely felt close to one another — that would be Yogee New Waves and Never Young Beach, bands…
When Ykiki Beat called it a day, something interesting happened to DYGL. The prior group featured many of the same numbers, and was sort of placed as the mainstream rock effort…whereas DYGL was given space to be more messy around the edges, more garage. But now, with one band done, DYGL takes the spotlight role…
After a year that has seen the wide-spread release of an album and a stint in Los Angeles, DYGL look to close out 2016 with a new single. “Waste Of Time” is a shambling rock number, delivered in English and featuring a slightly tipsy vibe that seems to look back at the past, both lyrically…
I’m not sure how DYGL’s forthcoming EP Don’t Know Where It Is constitutes their “first” — feel like they’ve put out plenty of others before! But I’m not complaining. “Don’t Know Where It Is” is a driving number, fuzzy around the edges but also fitting in a jolly little passage late — it’s a slightly…