Category Archives: Music

Amen Dunes – “Splits Are Parted” [2014]

Beyond pumped for the new Amen Dunes record coming later this year.

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Colleen – “The Happy Sea” [2005]

Majestic carwash of the soul.

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Seaside Lovers – “Sun Bathing” [1983]

A tropical coral reef bustles with activity below a small cruise ship full of boozy old folks partying and playing shuffle board. Another entry into the city pop ledger of tunes from February 2018 madness – this one is fully … Continue reading

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Middle America” [2018]

Driving through your hometown after a long road trip with a nice mix of nostalgia and “get me the hell out of here” running through your veins. So incredibly psyched for the upcoming Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks record. I … Continue reading

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Smerz – “Half life” [2017]

Medusa is in the club and she’s ready to fuck you up. Along with SASSY 009, Smerz was one of my favorite new groups from 2017. Their brand of dizzying, uncanny electronic pop is so unique and infectious. It makes … Continue reading

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Momoko Kikuchi – “Adventure” [1986]

Some more city pop coming at ya – one of my all time favorite albums in the genre.

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De Lux – “Keyboards Cause We’re Black And White” [2018]

Another great song from 2018. Disclaimer – I’m currently promoting this album to college radio stations, but I’ll be danged if I can’t say this is a good song on my own blog.

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Nami Shimada – “Sunshower” [2004]

More pop from Japan, this time from Nami Shimada and the techno stylings of Soichi Terada, who is most known for his work on the Ape Escape soundtracks (in my mind, anyway). This song rips and will definitely get you … Continue reading

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Miharu Koshi – “Ryugujyo no Koibito” [1984]

Realizing that a lot of these posts for February are going to be about Japanese pop music from the 80s, primarily labeled as “city pop.” This is the intro track to one of my favorite pop albums of the era, … Continue reading

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Lou Rebecca – “Neverending” [2018]

Another entry to great 2018 tracks, from Holodeck Record’s Lou Rebecca. Intoxicating synth pop with serious Glass Candy feels added in there. Lou Rebecca’s new self-titled EP is solid – I’m very likely going to feature it on my albums … Continue reading

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