TsuShiMaMiRe: Sake Mamire / #2021reviews
So, what we learn from this new TsuShiMaMiRe album is these girls obviously get pretty wild when they drink! I am guessing this because the theme of Sake Mamire, the…
Nehann: New Metropolis / #2021reviews
Nehann is a relatively new, Tokyo based band, which formed in 2019 and New Metropolis is their first album, preceded only by a few singles and demos. Including several brand…
No No No: No No No / #2021reviews
While the first band that will probably come to mind for most people while listening to this album is Otoboke Beaver as they got pretty famous worldwide in recent years,…
The Mirraz: Japanese English / #2021reviews
Ever since they formed in 2006 the The Mirraz had a very distinctive trademark sound with mostly fast, hyperactive indie-rock tunes, that were just perfect for their crazy live shows.…
Chie Horiguchi: Outsider / #2021reviews
Chie Horiguchi's debut solo album was definitely one of this years biggest surprises: until now she was known as the guitarist of Learners, a band playing covers of classic, old-school…
Kinoco Hotel: Marianne no Mikkai / #2021reviews
Almost exactly two years after their previous full-length, Marianne no Ougi, Kinoco Hotel returned with their 8th album this summer and for the most part, it was a great return…
Susumu Hirasawa: Beacon / #2021reviews
Ever since the '70s when he formed P-Model, his influential new wave / art rock / post-punk / whatever-you-wanna-call-their-strange-music band, Susumu Hirasawa has been both a legend and an outsider…
Newspeak: Turn / #2021reviews
Newspeak's been around since 2017, but I only ran into them about a year and a half ago and I don't really remember the last time a band became such…
Mainliner: Dual Myths / #2021reviews
Mainliner was originally formed in 1995 by Asahito Nanjo (of High Rise) on bass and vocals and Makoto Kawabata (of Acid Mothers Temple) on guitars and a few years, a…
Crystal Lake adds new members, drops a music video and announces EU tour!
Crystal Lake made several important announcement recently, so let's see what's up with Japans metalcore legends: They started off by dropping a music video for a brand new track called…