Christmas came early today for fans of Japanese indie, with new tracks dropping from Moon In June, Beachside Talks, and Yuragi, to name a few, but I’ll put the spotlight on Hammer Head Shark. They not only released a new single in “a . to . the . la . ru” (「アトゥダラル僻地」in Japanese, yes the translation is suspect but it’s what the band are sharing) – and their second release of the year is a banger, make no mistake – but the gravy is that it is accompanied by a video assembled from footage taken on their Next Music From Tokyo Canadian tour last month. Unsurprisingly, my old grey head features prominently in shots from the two Toronto shows but I swear to you, though I was staring at my camera a lot, I was absolutely watching and loving the two Toronto shows.