No label does compilations quite like Ano(t)raks. This decade, their stuffed-tight collections have highlighted artists who have gone on too much bigger things in the Japanese market…and also highlighted some of the more interesting artists to stay in the indie world, too. Die In Pop is the label’s latest, and like previous efforts offers a…
It’s always nice to see an indie-pop outfit lean towards something slightly darker. Youthmemory, whose name should tip you off to how they’ve sounded in the past, inch towards the shadows on Neo Tokyo. Similar to how Moscow Club tried out all sorts of moods while still being centered around indie-pop sounds, the two songs…
Twee-as-it-gets band Youthmemory return after almost a year away with April Kisses, a two song set of straight-ahead…but done so very well…indie-pop optimal for anyone who loves standing on their balcony during the afternoon and just stare off into the distance. The title track is the stunner, a driving guitar number with a hazy quality…
Never judge a band by its name, sure…but also, man, watch out when you have a horrible band name. Here are the three levels of bad names: 1. Just Super Shitty: Like, why would I ever want to write about a group with a super stupid name? Oh cool, your called Cerebral Ballzy, I bet…