Good indie music in Asia✨
Grrrl Gang is not your typical indie pop band. Hailing from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a city known for its rich cultural heritage and artistic spirit, Grrrl Gang combines punk attitude with pop sensibility to create their own unique sound. The trio of Angie, Akbar, and Edo met in 2016 and decided to form a band that […]
Taiwan’s new generation neo-soul artist, 9m88. She collaborated with Taiwan’s rapper Leo Wang on “Weekends with you”, which has over 10 million views on YouTube, and covered Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love”, which sparked the spread of city pop around the world. On her second album “9m88 Radio”, she collaborated with artists from five countries, including […]
TYNT is an electronic rock band that stands out in the Hong Kong music scene. Their music reflects their feelings about living in Hong Kong, which leads to music with a dystopian edge. They recently created a new song called “Blue Moon” with Yusuke Kobayashi, the vocalist of THE NOVEMBERS, a band that expresses dystopia […]
Lillies and Remains is a unique band that has built a sound influenced by post-punk, neo-acoustic, electronic body music and more. They have released their new album “Superior” after 9 years since their previous album “ROMANTICISM”. In this interview, we asked him why they took 9 years since his last album and We also asked […]
The Chairs are a soft rock band from Taipei, Taiwan, who have been making music together since high school. They are releasing their vinyl LP “Hey Aries” in Japan, which features ten songs that range from psychedelic rock to dream pop. The Chairs have a unique sound that blends Taiwanese, English, and Japanese lyrics with […]
A talented indie-pop producer in Indonesia, “The Corner Of My Room” will release a new EP, “Perplexed and Confused; very puzzled” on June 30. We asked her how she started a solo project by playing all the instruments, about artists who influenced her, and collaborating with Carrieland. Meet The Corner of My Room, an indie […]
Manic Sheep, Taiwan’s dreamy shoegaze band, is going to reissue “Brooklyn (布魯克林)” by vinyl record, and coming back to Japan! We asked them about how they created such a dreamy sound, music inspired them, and how they felt about visiting Japan last time and this time. Can you guess what effects pedals guitarist Howard uses？ […]
Sobs, Singapore’s indie pop stars are coming back to Japan! We asked them about their latest album “Air Guitar”, their experiences during the US tour including live on SXSW, and how they feel about touring Japan from June 2nd. Starting with an Internet-based project, how do they establish their current styles？ Sobs interview Artist:Sobs Interviewer and […]
Lillies and Remains have announced the release of their new song “Neon Lights” and a solo live performance. They released “Greatest View” and “Falling” in 2021 for two consecutive months. The aforementioned two songs by Lillies and Remains were produced by minus(-)’s Maki Fujii, following the previous work “Romanticism”. This article is a translation of […]
THE NOVEMBERS return with new song “kanashimigakawaitara(かなしみがかわいたら)” – their first release in three years! A comment from Yusuke Kobayashi (Vo./Gt.) about the new song has also been received. About THE NOVEMBERS THE NOVEMBERS is a Japanese alternative rock band. Formed in 2005 by Yusuke Kobayashi (Vo./Gt.) and Hirofumi Takamatsu (Ba.), both from Tochigi Prefecture, they […]