Looprider have a new album, Ascension, out today, and to get you in the mood for it, take a listen to “Mustafar.” Whereas the first song they shared ahead of last year’s My Electric Fantasy was a shoegaze-leaning cut, Looprider aren’t holding anything back here, as “Mustafar” is a quick and loud number, with screams…
Let’s get the disclosures out of the way — Looprider is fronted by Ryotaro Aoki (contributes to the Japan Times, is someone I bump into while jogging near Koenji) and the band’s My Electric Factory is out via Call And Response Records, which is operated by Ian Martin (Japan Times, someone I have seen in…
New Tokyo outfit Looprider features a handful of musicians who have been kicking around the country’s music scene for a while now – fronted by singer Ryotaro Aoki who, full disclosure, I once drunkenly gave a Dempagumi.inc clear file to at a Japan Times function (where we both contribute) – and debut single “Farewell” is…