tokenai namae -「少女の官能基」

With an aesthetic built around the imagery of Japanese seifuku school uniforms, you know a tokenai namae (Undissolvable/Meltless Name) release when you see it even before you hear it, though their style of shoegaze built on grinding guitars, plinky keyboard melodies, and sweet girly vocals is quite distinctive as well. Okay, maybe not that distinctive […]

Mo Dotti – “Loser Smile”

Just back from Los Angeles last night, so while I get reacclimatized to EDT and a not having the option of tacos for every meal, let’s say hi – again – to one of LA’s finest current shoegaze bands, Mo Dotti. After selling out of their initial run of last year’s Opaque following the endless […]

Lucid Express – “Wellwave”

And following last night’s Hitsujibungaku show in Los Angeles, we’ve got more Asiangaze as a chaser with Hong Kongers Lucid Express at The Echo – practically the same venue as yesterday. This trip was nothing if not efficient. “Wellwave” was the debut single from their 2021 self-titled album, which they’re certainly due to follow up. […]

Miki Berenyi Trio – “Kinch”

Following the announcement of their North American tour this Fall, Miki Berenyi Trio celebrated the release of their debut album Tripla last Friday with another single. Accompanied by a moody video filmed in Dijon, France, “Kinch” is more melancholic than the previous previews. Berenyi describes the inspiration for the song, as: The lyrics are inspired […]

Catherine Wheel – “The Nude”

Technically, Catherine Wheel marked the 30th anniversary of their second album Chrome in a timely manner with a mandatory vinyl reissue of the album in August 2023 (to go with the one six years earlier), but the band – or their representatives – aren’t quite done celebrating. They’ve prepared some new shirts – their first […]