This might be the most Kansai-centric edition of the Make Believe Mix, a nice sampler of sounds from all around Japan just in time for the summer. It starts with Tokyo’s LLLL before shifting to Osaka’s Post Modern Team. From there, we stick around in the city to listen to the recently formed Foodie and…
Today has been pretty LLLL heavy around these parts – they were our pick for the June edition of MAP – and a few hours after that post went up, they went and uploaded two new songs of shifty glimmer pop bolstered by really intricate production work. “Spider Web” features the most-in-your-face beat LLLL has…
For this month’s Music Alliance Pact, Make Believe Melodies has decided to highlight one of the most interesting new projects in Tokyo in 2012, LLLL. It was tough choosing one song from the twisted dream that is LLLL’s self-titled debut…so why not run with the opening track, “Because Of My Eyes.” Listen to it…and a…
Lot of great stuff in the mix this month – it starts with Canopies And Drapes’ sparse “The Door Into Summer,” warm but hiding a mysterious side. More outright joyful is Post Modern Team’s “Never Let You Down,” blessed with the sort of chorus that makes good weather even better. Tokyo’s LLLL and their warped…
What makes Tokyo project LLLL stand out from a very crowded music scene in the metropolis is the refusal to shy away from pop. Others involved in the city’s indie scene tend to avoid mainstream pop music, especially J-Pop, and some even seem antagonistic to it (this blog has been called “the one that has…