Never Young Beach without Exquisite Guitar Phrases is a Fish out of Water
Folk rock-fused surf-pop band Never Young Beach has just released their fourth album Story today. Given what they present now, I feel downhearted for the...
indie
-
-
Otoboke Beaver at SXSW: “Kawaii”? Not So Sure. Rage? Definitely
2019 is a good year for SXSW, largely because the Japanese noise punk band, Otoboke Beaver, has appeared on the lineup again. Meeting with the...
-
STEREOGIRL at SXSW: We Are Not Here to Please You and Don’t Care About What You Say
By the time I arrived, the line in front of the Austin local venue “Elysium” had wrapped around the block and extended towards its neighbor....
-
Oh Shu To Release New Single In December, 3rd Album Underway
Singer-songwriter Oh Shu has announced the release of 7 inch analog of his new double A-side single, “don’t hurt pride / Muzhhik”. Born in Shanghai...
-
Meet This New Tokyo Band “Laura Day Romance” – Enjoy the Music
People just love the notation of calling the trend brought back from an earlier era “Neo-something”, I guess. “Shibuya-kei”, popular in the 90s represented by...
-
Indie Band Superorganism Releases New Remix of “Night Time”
Indie band Superorganism unveils a new version of their track “Night Time” from PC Music producer Danny L. Harle (Charli XCX, Clairo) today—listen here. “All...
-
[Album Review] 3 Years After Rookie A Go-Go: Walkings “Tomodachi”
Photo by: Masahiro Saito Although I have a weird infatuation with everything that comes out of an analog compressor, I still felt intimidated upon listening...
-
Sakashita from punk duo domico talks influences, band’s vision, Texas BBQ
You wouldn’t think just by listening to their music that domico is merely a duo and not a full four-piece band. I know I didn’t....
-
A Beer with TENDOUJI – I’m Happy Just to Dance with You
Featuring Kenji Asano and Naohiko Morita on vocals/guitars, Takamasa Yoshida on bass and Naoyuki Oi on drums, surfpop quartet TENDOUJI is one of the most...
-
[Interview] CHAI at SXSW – “Our Music Genre Is ‘CHAI’”
My interview with CHAI was nothing like I expected it to be. Before meeting these girls, I envisioned thousands of scenarios where the interview would...