Have To Talk About Timing: Maia Hirasawa’s “Fragile”

ByPatrick St. Michel

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8SKpjvq2A”] This one requires context. Maia Hirasawa, the Swedish singer who also spends extended periods of time in Japan, has become pretty darn popular in this country. Her single “It Doesn’t Stop” pops up on all sorts of radio stations…indie-approved and the sort of easy-listening stuff middle-aged people love to listen to during car pools…and…

Meta Complications: Maia Hirasawa’s “It Doesn’t Stop”

ByPatrick St. Michel

Maia Hirasawa presents an interesting dilemma for Make Believe Melodies. It has nothing to do with her new song “It Doesn’t Stop,” a bright blast of indie-pop loaded with Tin Pan Alley horns. No, rather I’m not even sure if I should be writing about her. Her MySpace identifies her as a “Swedish/Japanese singer” before…