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ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
I just started playing the new Urbangarde record and it's the usual pop with a a heightened sense of drama and a somewhat dark undercurrent, but man, it goes places, which is loving great.

If you wanna get into it, here's the first track, Kuchibiru Democracy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9xlflY-PH8

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ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009

Gamma Nerd posted:

Fuuuuuuck yeah Urbangarde. I've been enjoying the hell out of Mental Hells recently. It's a bit darker and rockier than most of the Japanese electropop I've found, but it has a lot of personality.

You should really find a way to listen to Showa 90 because, after a few listens, I can confirm this is Urbangarde at their darkest and rockiest. It hits really hard, but then it can also get to slower, more mournful pieces like Heisei Shibou Yugi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7pqp-pFhhA

It's just great, big, ambitious, complex pop, dealing with complex topics. It's my favorite album of 2015.

ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
new Charisma.com dropped ahead of a new album in March and it's dope as all hell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W36BQtGeDIc

ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
hey japanese music thread, what's a thing you've discovered in 2016 that you think is cool and good?

my pick is Seiko Oomori, a singer-songwriter doing exprimental idol-pop with a punk-ish kick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw8YvmpxjZc

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