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Is there a German word for “regrets for missing out on something that you had no idea existed at the time”? Or a Japanese one? Welcome to peak FOMO, a decade-plus ago edition. Specifically, Japanese indie rock legends Kinoko Teikoku and their two Toronto gigs way way way back in May 2014, presented by Next […]
As mentioned before, the conventional wisdom around Tokyo’s Kinoko Teikoku is their first two records were the ‘gazey ones, and after that they went more conventional indie rock or broadened their sonic palette, depending on how you want to look at it. But whatever your perspective, their later albums still had some great material – […]
Shoegaze and J-Pop don’t initially seem like the most obvious of bedfellows but it turns out that loud, churning guitars and the super-saccharine sound of Japanese idol groups can be like chocolate and peanut butter. At least that’s the case for the premier – and maybe only – J-pop idol/shoegaze crossover act I know of, […]
