#10 Wai Wai Music Resort WWMR 1 If total number of plays need to be considered for any favorites list, Wai Wai Music Resort ran away with my 2019. Whether because I needed to concentrate on work or simply wanted a stereophonic sound trip bound for endless summer, WWMR 1 delivered pure breeze. It’s also…
FNCY makes nostalgia seem so natural. The trio of Zen-La-Rock, G-Rina and Chinza Dopeness has largely turned throwback hip-pop ideas into tag-team successes, as recently as this past January. Latest single “DRVN’” still nods to the past, but strips the sound back in favor of a cool West Coast breezer of a beat (produced by…
After a handful of songs embracing throwback pop, FNCY give themselves a little more space on “Silky.” Besides striking a balance between three artists that results in a really good mash-up, FNCY has been a showcase for G. Rina’s production side, both her more immediate side and, with this on, something a bit more subdued….
Whether because current tastes veer towards long-gone times that were significantly better than the current state of the world or because we are stuck in a algorithmic-dictated dystopia of “remember the ’80s?” sales pitches, nostalgia pretty much dominates large chunks of music communities around the world — including (especially?) in Japan. The past week has…