Songs of the Week October 17 2023

Hey ho another round up of songs I found recently and rather liked. Some via Submithub and some on random travels on Twitch.

The Kites – Drunk In Japan

Well, this being a Japanese music blog (mostly) these young scamps make the blog by virtue of singing about ‘being drunk in Japan’ which I have not done yet, although I have been trashed most other places.

The band tell me “[we] have followed the trusty formula of releasing unrelenting guitar bangers that sound custom-made for radio airwaves, festivals, headline shows and everything in between”.

Quite. And Drunk In Japan is a great song. It does remind me very slightly of a band called The Milky Tangerine in terms of jangly guitars and composition. Vocally, this is very reminiscent of Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro, as is the whole song. So if your fans of the latter and want to get drunk to the former over sake, I say go for it. But drink responsibly, unlike, er, me.

Bobbi – One Fine Day

This is a curious one. Really charming wee song from our Bobbi here and with very Japanese proclivities. Gorgeous intervallic vocals meld against a simple piano motif or as Bobbi says when I ask her “the instrumental construction of this song “One Fine Day” is rare for me ; its sound is simple and light. The remarkable phrase as the vocal’s “Ahh, Ahh, Ahhhh,” is some times used for short movies”.
I imagine a video for this might run with small kittens or tiny talking flowers. Listen, I don’t come up with these comparisons, my random other self does. Enjoy!

Lumero – Dreaming

Not a style of music I feature often times on the blog but this progressive house masterpiece fits in with the minimum of fuss.

While I may not be all about Dat Phat Bass I am about massive drops and this track has a belter that will melt your face. Lumero tells me “Dreaming manages to encapsulate an emotion whilst delivering a melodic; thought-provoking soundtrack to drive the audience to move and feel the music”. It sure will, Lumero, it sure will!

James Joseph Brown – Fly

Last up on this weeks list and bringing the drinking circle to a close is this gorgeous slice of Balearic deep groove from JJ Brown of Scorpion Music Group, utterly perfect for that pool side cocktail.

Not much to say, except when I heard it over on Twitch I sat up and took note and contacted the artist who told me the inspiration for Fly is John Milton’s book Paradise Lost. I would never have guessed that but I’m glad this is paradise found (I’m so sorry about these terrible puns).

Et c’est ca! Verily, you can hear great music everywhere and if you fancy giving me a heads up on something you’ve heard, the can do so here.

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