Metoronori is back with a new song, her first of 2019 and a welcome return to the off-kilter pop world she has been constructing this decade. “Yoru No Hitobito” strikes a good balance between the unsteady and the hooky, opening (and weaving in throughout) with samples of what sounds like Italian set against synth starburst…
In weaker moments, I sometimes think every idea has been done and that all of the exciting sounds from a few years back have just become standard background music for vlogs. This is a touch too cynical for many reasons (usually, I just haven’t eaten breakfast yet), but listening to Metoronori Works ’14 – ’18…
America’s Orange Milk recently wrapped up a tour of Japan and, despite a few setbacks — mainly, the lack of Giant Claw — they put on a great set of experimental loopiness (well, at least at the Tokyo leg at WWW I attended). As they are central to the label as a whole, the performances…
#40 Parkgolf Reo Reo found Sapporro-born producer Parkgolf stepping into new territory. Mainly, he tried to bring other voices into his Technicolor world. These new additions revealed previously unseen perspectives on his style — rapper GOODMOODGOKU gets him to craft one of his breeziest beats to date on “All Eyes On You,” while working with…
Needed something to write up quickly for a busy night…and along comes Metoronori with a new, short look into her alternate-dimension pop world. This brief but intriguing song is the first taste of her new album Hanryo, which is out in August. Definitely one to look forward for those who like their warm weather months…