Here is something a bit more slow-burning from Nagoya outfit Pop-Office. They’ve taken their time before, but “Objects” feels especially reflective, featuring guitar melodies that bring to mind…gulp…a ballad. Yet Pop-Office don’t get too sugary, with the vocals still drifting off in the back, obscured by the feedback-dappled guitar. Dramatic, but still featuring the smudges…
Even a little bit of new Pop-Office is better than no Pop-Office at all. “RGN” is a short but welcome blast from the Nagoya outfit, a fuzzy-around-the-edges rock number with vocals sung just underneath it all, in an uneasy monotone. It’s fast, but wastes no time in unloading everything it needs to and leaving you…
FOND MEMORY: I spent six months living in Osaka a few years ago, and it was mostly wasted time. I worked, maybe went to the gym, wandered around a bit and maybe ordered a pizza. Despite being in a big city, I didn’t do much. I did go to a local music festival once, mainly…
Taking a break from SXSW (and, uhhhh, having a cold) to share this month’s MAP! Featuring the lovely Nagoya outfit Pop-Office! Listen to it…and more…below! Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the full 27-track compilation through…
This isn’t the first time Nagoya’s POP-OFFICE have covered a song…but these two latest renditions highlight what they do so well better than what they’ve done. First, they take out Sparklehorse’s “Gold Day,” itself an understated, sadness-tinged number that’s best described as very pretty sounding but with a frown hidden deep within. Well, POP-OFFICE blow…