Nara’s √thumm have a new album out on June 20 called Mimoro and Make Believe Melodies is appropriately geeked. Our geeked levels have shot through the roof now that the techrock trio have posted a preview of every track on the album, which you can hear below. Refresher – √thumm made this blog’s favorite album…
The poorly-named outfit Bebecut.toca recently teamed up with often-robotized √thumm lead singer Lio to record a song both for their debut album and for a Hook Up Records compilation album. Now a cursory listen to Bebecut.toca’s music reveals a group sorta exploring the same indie techno-pop territory √thumm does, all gum-drop electronics owing a bit…
10. Puffyshoes Something Gold Welcome to the top 10, and what better way to start the countdown than with what should be the most divisive album on this entire list. Of course, everything needs to be taken in context – Puffyshoes’ debut album didn’t get enough attention to really inspire the sort of rage that,…
40. The Telephones “Kiss Me, Love Me, Kiss Me” The video tries to trick you into thinking The Telephones remain the same attention-rattled guys as before, the type of band who would make finger puppets the big draw of their clip. “Kiss Me, Love Me, Kiss Me” the song, though, finds the group getting a…
Yamatopia, Nara trio √thumm’s second album, manages to meet every stereotype associated with the hotly-anticipated sophomore record while also marking an astronomical leap forward for the young group. Last year’s Coton burst into the world a catchy subversion, √thumm flipping the script on Japanese electro-pop. They took a sound often dependent on studio excess…the pop…