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Take a sip of the Soda Pop rock Bray Me is serving up.
Japan might be known as The Land of the Rising Sun, but based on my observations it should also be known as the Land of the Lady Rockers. I swear there are more female filled bands in Japan that I’ve seen or heard of anywhere else in the world. Bray Me is my latest discovery…
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DJ EARL and Tommy-Glow shed Light on Shibuya.
DJ EARL throws down a beat that captures the Shibuya hustle and bustle while Tommy-Glow fills it out with a slick flow worthy of the Japanese capital of youth fashion and culture. The track is titled 燈 and they’re chosen the Tomoshibi pronunciation of the kanji character which is one of a few different kanji that…
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gb and Kia Vella know that Nantoka Naru.
Type なんとかなる/Nantoka Naru in Google Translate and you’ll get the translation, “somehow manage”. But… I feel like gb and Kia Vella channel just a slightly more positive, “It’ll all work out” vibe here. There’s an easy going, optimistic energy that pervades from this track that goes past somehow managing to get by. It seems like…
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Memento Mori and Musashi stay 5 Seconds Ahead of the game.
5秒さき/Go-Byou Saki (5 Seconds Ahead) finds Memento Mori and Musashi flowing to a catchy, chilled out beat. It’s a J-hip pop track that’s easy to vibe to while cruising along in your day. So get going, rack up this track, and stay 5 Seconds Ahead.
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With You On This Planet by 8 is a somber sweet rock hip hop hybrid love song.
Listening to the lyrics and watching the music video for 君と地球で/Kimi to Chikyuu de (With You On This Planet/Earth) by 8 hits me in the heart. There’s a sincerity and vulnerability there in the execution as well. Somehow I feel his hope, insecurity, and love. I don’t why this song hits me as hard as…
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These Apes shred out as they scream out to Stay Alive.
Apes have released a music video for Stay Alive, the second track on their first full album PUR. Sometimes I just want to listen to a band that’s rocking out and letting it all out there. Something about this song put me in a happy nostalgic space that made me think of my joyful discovery…
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