Sometimes you have to wonder how a song even finds its way out of the recording studio. X:IN are not from a big agency, so there probably aren’t a ton of checks and balances when it comes to A&R, but someone still had to give… Read More »Song Review: X:IN – My Idol
Though it received a muted response around these parts, LE SSERAFIM’s Overwatch single Perfect Night went on to become a big hit for the group. Someone at Source Music was clearly paying attention, as new title track Easy does its best to replicate that sound.… Read More »Song Review: LE SSERAFIM – Easy
Check out the latest from Hibernaut, a video for the track “Lantern Eyed.” The song was originally released on their Ingress full-length, which dropped May 3 of last year. The Salt Lake City, Utah band first formed 2020 when Dave Jones began writing songs on guitar, a… Read More »Video Premiere: Hibernaut – “Lantern Eyed”
The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases in a concise, streamlined format. Albums, singles, videos, and live sets. Check back each Monday to see what we were jamming the week prior. Luna Vista – Somerset (Demos &… Read More »The Alt Weekly Roundup (2/19)
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (February 18, 2024)