Just Beachy: Subtle Control “Too Young”

Second Royal Records really has flipped for beach-ready music. The latest sorta-chillwave artist to find sanctuary at the Kyoto label is Subtle Control, who appears on the forthcoming Second Royal Vol. 6 compilation with his song…and his only one at the moment…”Too Young.” It features the same stretched out guitar notes that have become synonymous…

Unsolved Mysteries: Hair Cut Valentine/Hanaco Principe

Here’s a reason I love doing this blog business – it leads to personal musical discoveries I never would have made if I weren’t constantly trying to learn more about Japanese music. Latest unearthing – Hair Cut Valentine. This artist (group?) doesn’t have much of an Internet presence, just a MySpace page with a few…