CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #15 — “SPECIALZ” by King GnuAt this point, I’m just about convinced that King Gnu is a band purely conceived to shatter my expectations of musical patterns and styles…Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #14 — “Caffeine” by Kiro AkiyamaCaffeine is, at its core, a song almost entirely propped up by its absolutely spectacular mixing. The fantastically harmonising acoustic…Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #13 — “Seiran Yuei” by nishinaThe most precious memories of my life are those childhood moments when I was always doing something I wasn’t supposed to be, always the…Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 2023
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #12 — “Aoi Shiori” by Galileo GalileiSome songs are inevitably tied to memories. Whether it’s the memories of the artist or the memories of the listener, they draw out those…Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 2023
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #11 — “Yoku” by EveEve’s entire Kaizin album was a beauty to behold. Every single song was beautifully arranged and written and in all honesty, I wish I…Aug 10, 20231Aug 10, 20231
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #10 — “Solanin” by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is a name that dominated Japanese rock for the longest time. AKFG was the voice of mid-2000s Japanese music and…Aug 4, 2023Aug 4, 2023
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #9 — “Habit” by SEKAI NO OWARII don’t really know why but I tend to have this habit (pun unintended) to overlook ‘popular’ songs. I pride myself on having somewhat more…Jul 30, 2023Jul 30, 2023
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #8 — “Hitomi no Jyuunin” by L’Arc-en-CielL’Arc-en-Ciel has two primary types of songs: there are songs like “READY STEADY GO” that are aggressively rock and upbeat and then…Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #7 — “ninelie <cry-v>” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:AimerSawano Hiroyuki and Aimer’s collaborative songs always have a certain feeling to them. You feel this brilliant extravagance reverberate…Jul 20, 20231Jul 20, 20231
CrookedkatanaJPop Reviews #6 — “Spirits of the Sea” by Kenshi YonezuKenshi Yonezu is by no means a small name in the Japanese music industry — he’s quite the contrary actually. However, while I could have…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023