I once again evoke the theme of this week, this “things we missed” deal, and immediately forgive you dear reader that I didn’t get around to writing about Vivid earlier in the year. The Brixton Academy’s first full-length the type of album that simultaneously deserves a long, thought out bit of praise because it’s that…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bujFLdJ2FGQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&] One of the cutest twee-pop songs of the year gets one of the most “ahhhhhhh!” inducing videos of the year. I couldn’t explain what’s going on, but those frogs sure look adorable.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGlZdOKE8Uo&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Despite having the stupidest title any song working as end credit music for a J-Drama could possibly have, Soutaiseiriron lead singer Etsuko Yakushimaru’s latest solo single sounds better than a large chunk of her main gigs latest album. Sure, “Venus To Jesus” sounds more or less like a Soutaiseiriron song (relatively minimal construction allowing…
Not to pile on M.I.A. anymore than every website in the universe already has, but Nu Clear Classmate have managed to best her when it comes to taking cues from Suicide. The truffle-fry-havin’ pop star’s song “Born Free” – which you might have missed since the only thing anyone talked about was that dumb video…