Saturday, April 30, 2011

[2001] BOaT - RoRo


I almost never post about old music here. I've been sitting here, stuck for something to listen to for an hour or more, and came back to this album on a whim. After finding it on the excellent WE FUCKING LOVE MUSIC a few years ago I'd had it on constant repeat, then put it away until now. It's better than I remember. I don't know anything about the band except that they appear to be Japanese, this was their last record, and they're NOT the similarly named "Boat".

I don't really know how to describe the music in terms of identifiable genres. Lots of long stretches of nothing but guitar and drums. Some of it is quite twee, but not as twee as japrock can get. It's definitely sentimental, not that there are any lyrics I can understand. there's a pop song or two. let's just call it "rock". Just listen to it.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

[2011] Arctic Whisperings - óvænt lán

For fans of hauschka, sigur ros, and the minecraft volume alpha album (which I simply cannot put down, lately). some minimal stuff, some thick postrock, all points between, all twinkly. I'm gonna buy this. Found it on Musical Coma.