J-Rock Fridays Vol. 55
September 30, 2011Just like water we fall.
Fat Prop- “Can’t Stop The Music”
Punk rockers Fat Prop have joined the electro boys club with “Can’t Stop The Music.” Noticeably more fun than their usual piano driven fare.
Tokyo Karankoron- “Syoujyo Jump”
“Naruta is kick ass!” Poor guy thinks this cute girl is stalking him and all she wants is his comic book. That reminds me I’m a few issues behind on Shonen Jump myself.
Uzumibi- 溺れる魚 (Drowning Fish)
“Drowning Fish” breaks my heart. Beautiful music.
Asobi Seksu- “Perfectly Crystal”
Yuki looks particularly sexy showing off her back in this disco meets shoegaze PV. Some of you may have a problem with me dropping Asobi Seksu in the “Japanese” basket but I still love them and Fluorescence is perfect.
sakanaction- “Endless”
Attack of the killer eyeballs! “Endless” is the least impressive single off DocumentaLY but there’s enough beepy boops in the second half to dance to.
Veni Vidi Vicious- 悪い方 (Worse)
The Joker ala Heath Ledger breaks his bandmates out of jail so they can play a trivia game! Answer wrong and you get whip creamed in the face!
HaKU- “Gravity”
You can’t fight gravity but you can put on an awesome light show.
Kaminarigumo- “Blind Photographer”
Well, I didn’t see any photographer in this PV but it looks like he’s taken quite a few photos.
1000say- サジタリウス (Sagittarius)
The keyboardist totally has a thing for Yasutaka Nakata…
Ashley Scared The Sky- “The Ark Sailing Over Truth”
Raa raa raa. Skinny jeans. Awesome synths.
Pastafasta- “Pyramid Corpse”
If you’re thrashy and you know it make an epileptic PV.
BEAST- 侍よ (Samurai Yo)
BEAST cuts down their rivals with beastly ska riffs.
The Autocratics- “Worthless Destination”
Who’s excited for the new Muppets movie? The Autocratics’ vocalist has a very Animal-like quality…
Skull Candy- ワンダーホイール (Wonder Wheel)
Ska on the beach. Ska on the school bus!
Sebastian X- “Rose Garden, Baby Blue”
Sebastian X’s vocalist is wearing a swan dress and singing at the top of her lungs again. She is a child.
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Pick one. Or three.
Band Links:
Ashley Scared The Sky: myspace
Asobi Seksu: myspace, Amazon, CD Japan
The Autocratics: myspace, CD Japan
PASTAFASTA: myspace
sakanaction: web, CD Japan, Play-Asia
Sebastian X: myspace, CD Japan
Tokyo Karankoron: myspace
Veni Vidi Vicious: myspace, CD Japan
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