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The New Generation of Japanese Shoegaze Movement @ Public Image Republic

Posted on Published April 22, 2025March 21, 2025 by Frank Yang
The New Generation of Japanese Shoegaze Movement @ Public Image Republic

I’ve mentioned before that my descent into the deep, bottomless rabbit hole of Japanese shoegaze began in early 2022 with For Tracy Hyde’s final record Hotel Insomnia, but navigating the scene over there – which goes back 15 to 30 years, depending on which thread you pull on – is no easy task, particularly when […]

Cephalo -「時化空」

Posted on Published January 24, 2025 by Frank Yang
Cephalo -「時化空」
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Tokyo newcomers Cephalo had already won their way onto my 2024 year-end list on the strength of their debut EP Wind Surfing School, so when they closed out the year with their first full-length Fluorite Code – just a little longer than the EP and almost as good – they basically won the year… overstatement, […]

Cephalo -「夜窓」

Posted on Published October 30, 2024 by Frank Yang
Cephalo -「夜窓」
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Tokyo’s Cephalo released their debut EP Wind Surfing School back in May and immediately set themselves apart from most of their contemporaries with a decidedly darker aesthetic that embraces the goth as much as the shoegaze, and make excellent use of frontwoman Fuki’s breathy vocals, which conjure some serious magic when it gets into its […]

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