fitear1590 2414 Posted January 10, 2014 Japanese: Möscow Çlub - Station M.C.Ç.B. *teary eyed* Glad to see you enjoyed this one, d00d! "Daisy Miller pt. 2" is probably one of my favorite songs of the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robelibobban 2 Posted January 11, 2014 Japanese: the god and death stars - dawn of the god - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3WqPhf1C_k Non-japanese: Bad Religion - True North - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmQhvrgB5M4 Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1L5zJ2afLs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoaringintheDark 1 Posted January 16, 2014 It seems like I didn't even listen to any new Japanese music besides: THE UNRAVELING - DIR EN GREY; this EP is phenomenal just for "Unraveling" and the remake of かすみ. i'mperfect - Ling tosite sigure – They're one of my favorite bands and never fail to deliver brilliant, quality music (pretty much indie rock with post-hardcore undertones and dual lead female/male vocalists). Make sure you listen to this album. Butterfly Case - Cuushe; she sings and makes lovely, dreamy ambient pop music. Fetch - Melt-Banana – I'm very glad to see this album already mentioned in this thread...quality, mature noise-punk. I also saw toe and Melt-Banana live last year; those were both some of my favorite shows ever. I don't have a #1 favorite album of 2013, but... Reasons to Live - Hilly Eye; I honestly feel like this was the most underrated album of the year. It's some of the best indie rock I've heard in a long time. It was one of my most anticipated albums and it delivered way beyond my expectations... I guess it's indie with dream pop undertones and some experimental/math rock and noise rock influences. They bring Marnie Stern and Asobi Seksu (but a bit less dreamy and more indie) to mind. They're also very good live; I've seen them four times and really want to see them again but they've been so quiet...I hope they're not on hiatus. I highly suggest giving this one a listen by any means...if anything, the vocals might be an acquired taste. Listen to one of the tracks here. Anyway, the rest of them are: ∆AIMON - ∆AIMON (dark, moody electronic music influenced by Witch House but more industrial/darkwave sounding) [Bandcamp] Dei Dain - Aliceffekt (very experimental/IDM electronic stuff with chiptune and I guess industrial styles mixed in? it's truly innovative and the production is flawless) [Bandcamp] Sempiternal - Bring Me the Horizon Recursions - Cryptodira (this is a progressive death metal band from nearby) [Bandcamp] Acceptance Speech - Dance Gavin Dance Government Plates - Death Grips Black Earth Child - Disfiguring the Goddess Evolution of Violence - Eat a Helicopter (these guys are keeping deathcore fresh) [Bandcamp] Rudiments of Mutilation - Full of Hell (powerviolence/hardcore punk; this is some scary stuff) [Bandcamp] The Audio Guide to Happiness (Part 2) - Jolly (progressive/art rock from my city) [very cool music video] Helium Head - Mutoid Man (stoner rock/post-hardcore/mathcore formed by Stephen Brodsky of Cave In and Ben Koller of Converge and All Pigs Must Die) [stream] Pelagial - The Ocean Renacer - Senses Fail Altered State - TesseracT Live in Reykjavík, Iceland - This Will Destroy You (beautiful live album) Tidal Arms - Tidal Arms (another band from my city making some of the most creative rock music today) [Bandcamp] Yeezus - Kanye West Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
