New Homecomings: “I Want You Back”

“Patrick, I thought you had nothing new to say about Japanese indie-pop?” “I probably don’t, but that’s not going to stop me from highlighting this new song from Homecomings.” “Huh? I don’t follow.” “Well, Homecomings don’t do anything particularly new, especially in the ever-crowded field of Japanese indie-pop. It has been, what, three years since…

Ano(t)raks Release New Compilation Featuring Post Modern Team, The Paellas, Foodie And Many More

Relatively new indie label Ano(t)racks don’t have many releases – they released Osaka group The Paella’s last EP, and dropped an indie-pop compilation titled Soon V.A. last week. Yet the latter upload is one of the best starting points for those looking to get into the current crop of indie-pop bands that have sprung up…