Japanese Christmas Round-Up 2012: Miila, Her Ghost Friend,

Miila “Santa Baby” Well, this is definitely putting your own personal stamp on a Christmas classic. Miila, stepping away from the Geeks for this bit of yuletide joy, covers “Santa Baby” by playing a version built around molasses-slow guitar and some simple-but-ominous drum. Miila herself sings it pretty straightforward, but her voice sounds slightly muffled…

Make Believe Melodies’ Top 30 Japanese Albums Of 2011: 20-11

20. Kido Yoji Call A Romance On his debut release, Kido Yoji makes dance music for people who like spending significant amounts of time staring out on bright0lit cityscapes. Call A Romance certainly moves – check the easy-breezy disco shake of the title track, or the irresistible pop of “Hot And Cold” – but beneath…

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Stuff We Missed Catch-Up Post Final: Kaela Kimura, The Mornings And Her Ghost Friend

This is the final installment of this feature, mostly as a way to get a few brief comments in about albums that could very well appear on our Top 30 albums of the year list (fast approaching, whoa!). Some of the below could even land pretty high up…. Kaela Kimura 8Eight8 Somehow, Kaela Kimura’s new…