Playing with irony is a dangerous game…one wrong move, and suddenly what sounded like a good joke transforms into something legitimately off-putting. Idol-duo Vanilla Beans have always tip-toed on the edge just fine, their winking brand of J-Pop managing to deliver catchy tunes alongside the smirks. New single “Non Section,” though, comes close to tumbling…
Oh Vanilla Beans, how you perplex me. As this idol duo do every time they put out a new single or album, I am left staring at my computer screen like I’m trying to decipher CIA code, trying to figure out whether they are J-Pop prankster geniuses or just so far down the rabbit hole…
Cubismo Grafico Five Half Dozen Not the actual artwork, but a filler photo. A lot of artists behind great albums in 2010 came back with impressive EPs in 2011, highlighted by She Talks Silence and Puffyshoes (well, I guess that was a mini album). Half Dozen isn’t quite in the same league, more of an…
When it comes to idol-pop duo Vanilla Beans, the new video accompanying fresh material is just as if not even a little more vital. If you shut your eyes and just listen to the pair’s newest “älskar dig,” you’d hear a breezy pop song dusted with some strings and the sweet dual singing they’ve clung…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7pH8YSL_ac”] Doubt this will cheer up the dudes in MGMT as they brace for a month of year-end lists conveniently lacking Congratulations…potentially ironic geniuses Vanilla Beans went and covered “Kids.” Watch the video above which features nearly all the Vanilla Beans trademarks…though they seem to be smiling more. It’s a pretty straight-ahead-captain version, making the…