[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8sf_lyNy4″] Calling anything Mukai Shutoku does a surprise seems a bit foolhardy – dude has jumped between so many styles during his time in Number Girl, Zazen Boys and most recently Kimonos that sharp turns should be most certainly expected by now. Still, seeing a man who frequently shouts random English phrases (“WEEKEND!” “FRIDAY NIGHT!”…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qsXxKawUos”] This one’s all about misleading first impressions. The Cabs open up “二月の兵隊” with geometrically-precise guitar and drum, the sort of math rock you envision being plotted out on graph paper. The lead singer’s voice sails in shortly after, and the single becomes a touch sweeter as The Cab’s frontman sways between the webs. Sparkplugged…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Oj91JcB-o”] Ahhhh Puffyshoes, you know just what people need to hear right now. Glance at any current events site or turn on any terror-inducing 24-hour news channel and you’ll quickly get the sense that the world is undeniably doomed. It goes beyond the front page though – in Japan this time of year marks as…
The Bawdies’ entire schtick isn’t particularly deep – they play “good ol’ fashioned rock ‘n’ roll,” the same sort of uncomplicated idea a Jack Daniel’s bottle would embrace. It’s all guitars, drums and dusty vocals, the product of listening to a lot of Rolling Stones’ LPs and having a research team aware that throwbacks sell….
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6qreZH5yhU”] If you have even a vague idea who Maximum The Hormone is, figuring out the big surprise awaiting in the video for their new single ends up being a pretty easy task. If that name means nothing to you it could be a little trickier – this new song opens with an idiot bounce,…