None of this computes whatsoever. Young Tokyo Band who released a good albeit far from overwhelming mini-album in 2010 returns the following year by covering a wretch-worthy J-Rock song from the 80s. They handle said slab of cheese pretty carefully, delivering a version of this two-decades-old tune that simultaneously hovers closely to the source material…
Despite the Internet’s love of the form, the list brings with it a few unpleasant side effects. Being completely cliche, for one. More subtly unnerving, though, is the implication of expertise one takes on by making a “best” list. Plenty of comment-box philosophers have shed light on this – “what makes YOU entitled to tell…
Usually rookie bands stumble with trying to create a signature sound on a first album go-around, often imitating other acts instead of carving out something distinct. See: the majority of British indie since 2005. Tokyo’s Merpeoples, though, sound like the rarest of young bands on their self-titled debut mini-album – a group that has achieved…
Merpeoples, whose first mini album comes out next month, have posted a new video for their song “Sherman.” Watch the band prance around in the forest and try on masks below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrkOGoa50q0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1]
Rock quartet Merpeoples came into 2010 one of the more hyped up bands in Japan, and on February 17 the world will see whether they deserve such pub when they release their debut mini album. Up to this point though, the press seems warranted. Watch the video for the off-kilter-but-catchy song “Picasso” below. Something about…