Five songs to kick start your week. Blanco Tranco – Take Care Of Yourself The new single from Blanco Tranco is somewhat darker than their previous output. I am not sure if this is a one off or a change … Continue reading Monday Bunch of Five
I am still catching up on my post holiday tuneage. Here are three that caught my ear! Tip Top Nap – 街の灯り Kyoto’s Tip Top Nap are back with their first newly recorded song for over two years. 街の灯り (City … Continue reading Tiding Over
And the catch up continues. Thankfully this lot are not a pain in the ear! Swedish indie veterans Easy will soon be releasing their new album titled Radical Innocence via A Turntable Friend Records on 24th April 2020. The first … Continue reading The Post Ear Infection Catch Up Post #2
Cold Sun brings together Yekaterinburg based Shoe Shine Six with Kyoto outfit Tip Top Nap whose vocalist Natsumi Yamamoto contributes to the words and sings alongside the host band’s Anna Lapina. It’s a shining example of dreampop with strong, dominant female vocals accompanying the vibrating guitar as the song swirls in unabashed abandon. Impressive. Shoe Shine Six (Facebook) Tip Top Nap (Facebook) Continue reading Shoe Shine Six – Cold Sun
Another day and another Japanese band with a song called Sway! However this one harks to the 1960’s girl group sounds and treads the same territory as The Yearning, Lucky Soul and The School to name but a few. It’s dreamy stuff. Flip side Daydream carries on in the same vein albeit with louder shgoegaze/dreampop guitar effects. Soundcloud Continue reading Tip Top Nap – Sway / Daydream
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