I'm trying to see that Light Mellow Wamono Special something serious! I have an unpublished, "Why do I keep calling it Neo City Pop" post that posits two theories - City Pop as an actual genre with strict temporal/thematic and phonic lines, and (as that guide apparently explores!) City Pop as an ever evolving genre, like R&B. Would love to see the evolution in album form.
oooooooo that's a good question! Hmmmm...probably 2010s Japanese indie rock / electronic, which was really what this blog / newsletter zeroed in on...it's also really overlooked in the grand scheme of things, so actually capturing the history of that would be special
I'm trying to see that Light Mellow Wamono Special something serious! I have an unpublished, "Why do I keep calling it Neo City Pop" post that posits two theories - City Pop as an actual genre with strict temporal/thematic and phonic lines, and (as that guide apparently explores!) City Pop as an ever evolving genre, like R&B. Would love to see the evolution in album form.
Truly gems! If you were tasked with making your own disc guide, what would you do?
oooooooo that's a good question! Hmmmm...probably 2010s Japanese indie rock / electronic, which was really what this blog / newsletter zeroed in on...it's also really overlooked in the grand scheme of things, so actually capturing the history of that would be special