I studied Japanese from 2008-2014, and especially towards the tail end, got really into finding Japanese music that matched the indie or semi-experimental music I liked. I started studying again in 2020 and had found a few artists I really liked - especially Mom - and had really never abandoned Sakanaction. For some reason, though, it didn't occur to me until this week to think "hey, I learned about pretty much all of that music from that Patrick St. Michel guy, and in fact I stole my 'Sakanaction was the best rock band in the world' take from him wholesale after he tweeted it from Fuji Rock - I wonder if he's still writing?"
Needless to say, absolutely thrilled to find this substack, and already did a search to find everything you've written on Mom, and will be reading those tabs next!
Wait, what?!? The “among others” for Sheena Ringo’s album includes Ikkyu from tricot and Daoko! It could only have been topped by having Yasuko from Melt-Banana on there. As a consolation a whole new album from them will do very very nicely. There’s been nothing new from them for far too long.
Pretty disappointed with the availability of NEW-AGE... seems to be mostly Japan only. Can't stream it on Apple Music or Spotify (in Australia), and can't buy a FLAC :(
I studied Japanese from 2008-2014, and especially towards the tail end, got really into finding Japanese music that matched the indie or semi-experimental music I liked. I started studying again in 2020 and had found a few artists I really liked - especially Mom - and had really never abandoned Sakanaction. For some reason, though, it didn't occur to me until this week to think "hey, I learned about pretty much all of that music from that Patrick St. Michel guy, and in fact I stole my 'Sakanaction was the best rock band in the world' take from him wholesale after he tweeted it from Fuji Rock - I wonder if he's still writing?"
Needless to say, absolutely thrilled to find this substack, and already did a search to find everything you've written on Mom, and will be reading those tabs next!
"NOCCHI!?" is everyone's reaction to the Sheena Ringo album!
Wait, what?!? The “among others” for Sheena Ringo’s album includes Ikkyu from tricot and Daoko! It could only have been topped by having Yasuko from Melt-Banana on there. As a consolation a whole new album from them will do very very nicely. There’s been nothing new from them for far too long.
Thank you for spreading so much joy!
So excited about Ako's album. Been a pretty big fan of her music so far.
Pretty disappointed with the availability of NEW-AGE... seems to be mostly Japan only. Can't stream it on Apple Music or Spotify (in Australia), and can't buy a FLAC :(
oh shoot that's a bummer...they posted a lyric video not long after I published can you see this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg5TMw5-G7I
Yes indeed! Beautiful song.
thank goodness! Have gone and changed the embed to that, thanks for the heads up!