Few better ways to start a new week than with a fresh track from Avec Avec, especially one as easygoing as “Silkroad.” The Osaka producer has long made the most of space in his music, but “Silkroad” is especially spacious, every detail allowed room to whirr off. It grows in intensity as it progresses, but…
Programming Note: I’ll be at the Fuji Rock Festival for the next few days, so posts might be a bit rare (though a little is lined up). Follow along with me at one of Japan’s biggest festivals at Twitter and Facebook. Now for a quick one before I pack. Pelican Fanclub have a new song/video…
Haven’t written about an indie-pop song from a Japanese song in a while…not totally sure why, other than I don’t really think many of note have popped up in the last few months. Well, Pelican Fanclub’s “Capsule Hotel” is a solid cut of wispy, summer-worthy guitar-rock. It’s simple but breezy – the vocals are clear…