New 99 Letters: “Night Walker”
Though this line gets rolled out anytime I write about Osaka’s 99 Letters, it’s still a vital disclaimer – this is not simple novelty, nor is it the sound of some kid desperately clinging to his youth...
View ArticleNew Magical Mistakes: “Bright Light” (With Matthewdavid And Illuminauts Remixes)
This, the latest track from Shiga-based artist Magical Mistakes, has been online for a little bit now, but it’s a laid-back number that matches up well with the season, the keybaords and wafting...
View ArticleNew Talon: “Miss You”
The fledgling Fantasing label really making this summer count – they’ve released two split EPs in about two months, both of which featuring music that seems designed for the scorching months and no...
View ArticleNew EeL: “Peekaboo”
What separates the 2012 incarnations manic noisemakers Polysics and EeL? Both made vital albums of spazzy rock in the early 2000′s, unpredictable stuff that kept you focused on the noises bam-powing...
View ArticleNew The Paellas: “Following”
Ahhh, rejoice, for here is yet another slice of Japanese indie-pop from a year choking on the indie-pop to the point where I’m probably writing “here is yet another slice of Japanese indie-pop” at an...
View ArticleHotel Mexico Cover Ed N.Stead: “Under Consideration”
Hotel Mexico have so much exciting news to share with the world today, that a cover of a song by Ed N.Stead (an artist who, based on a Google search, released one album) isn’t the most exciting. The...
View ArticleNew Pop-Office: “Young Town Blood Turn”
This one’s all about tension. Whereas some of Pop-Office’s new-wave-brushed songs let the emotions bubble up right to the top, “Young Town Blood Turn” takes time to reveal anything underneath the...
View ArticleAren’t In Kansas Anymore: MFP’s “Don’t U Cry No More”
Sit back, and let me tell you a tale of the year…2007. For a brief window of time, 70′s rock band Kansas’ song “Carry On My Wayward Sun” became the ironic/possibly-not-iornic-but-just-self-conscious...
View ArticleNew BOYISH: “The Hidden Secrets”
As the image above indicates, “The Hidden Secrets” also doubles as the name for Tokyo indie-pop outfit BOYISH’s newest EP, one which was slated to come out on July 25 but as of 11:18 P.M. on that day...
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