Author: Erin
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O!susume – Polkadot Stingray
Broadcast 13: I’m excited to recommend POLKADOT STINGRAY today on this edition of O!susume RadioBeat. I’m always on the lookout for a good J-rock/J-pop band with great female vocals, and this band immediately stood out for me when they first came onto the scene for their interesting instrumentals. Some of my favorite songs from the…
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O!susume – toe
Broadcast 11: What I love about toe is similar to what I love about Japanese music in general; often Japanese music is through-composed with a focus on rhythmic progression throughout a given song, and math-rock is the perfect genre to expand on that. toe’s music is melodic and gentle, yet complex and interesting to listen…
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O!susume – ZUTOMAYO
Broadcast 9: This week’s band is called ずっと真夜中でいいのに (Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni), meaning “I wish it was midnight all the time”, stylized in English as ZUTOMAYO or sometimes shortened to ZTMY. They are an indie J-pop/J-rock band with an anonymous female vocalist known as ACAね (ACAne). The rest of the band is also anonymous, with…
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O!susume – GOOD ON THE REEL
Broadcast 7: Welcome or welcome back to another O!susume RadioBeat Broadcast, our first for February 2022. Shake off the winter blues with Erin’s recommendation of the month, the five-member band GOOD ON THE REEL.
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O!susume – Hikaru Utada
Broadcast 5: New Years is one of my favorite times of year because for me it’s filled with music countdowns and personal reflections of what I’ve listened to the most that year; what music I’ve been introduced to; and what songs and albums from already beloved artists have come out that year. This sense of…
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O!susume – Kinoko Teikoku
Broadcast 4: Welcome to our 4th O!susume broadcast, and the first guest post! This one is dedicated to the band Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国). Enjoy Erin’s take on this indie band from the late 00’s.