Good indie music in Asia✨
Maria BC is an American singer-songwriter known for her delicate folk sound. Her third studio album 『Marathon』is her second release on Sacred Bones, an ambitious work built around the theme of “resistance and endurance.” The guitar Maria BC plays throughout this album moves between freshness and ethereal mystery, showing a remarkably wide range of expression. […]
On February 5, 2016, Brooklyn, New York-based trio Sunflower Bean released their debut album 『Human Ceremony』. Ten years since that debut album, Sunflower Bean has experienced many changes. Nick (Nick Kivlen) relocated to Los Angeles, Olive (formerly Jacob Faber) came out as transgender, and Julia (Julia Cumming) began writing songs on her own. Despite their […]
Emerging band GIRLFRIENDZ is launching their first live show in Okinawa just one month after formation. Their meeting was through something rare today: a member recruitment bulletin board. Ido Kyo, who holds goth as a life goal, Spanish producer Miguel with experience working on the music for “METAL GEAR SOLID V,” guitarist Hitomi with unusually […]
Pacifica, an indie rock duo from Buenos Aires, Argentina, consisting of Inés Adam and Martina Nintzel, who met on Instagram through their shared love of The Strokes. Despite their still-short career since forming in 2021, they have already achieved remarkable success, including performing at Lollapalooza Argentina and serving as the opening act for Måneskin. Furthermore, […]
As 2025 was wrapping up, I was presented with the then-latest release by singer-songwriter Nikaido Kazumi. On that occasion, it was her single 「BILLIE」, which anticipated the upcoming release of her first album in what had been a long period of silence in the artist’s catalogue. This silence was not a representation of her life, […]
Night Echoes from Ehime💤 What is still in a dream’s Music for “Letting Go of Thought”? The single “futene,” released by still in a dream on January 28, 2026, is an attempt to capture emotions like “I don’t want to do anything” and “I don’t want to see anyone’s face” not through words, but through […]
When you observe the music scene for a long time as a media outlet, you occasionally encounter moments that stir your heart beyond reason. This doesn’t happen when you discover meticulously calculated artists. It happens when you find raw diamonds—awkward yet luminous once polished—where impulse has taken direct form. What is GIRLFRIENDZ On January 21, […]
The “Best Movies of the Year” project was launched to bring some energy to the film industry, which saw a noticeable global market contraction in 2024, a year marked by a succession of dark news. Despite such aspirations, the film industry continued to decelerate in 2025. Warner Brothers was sold in the U.S., and Warner […]
40 beloved songs representing 2025 and must-hear hidden gems gather here🔥 This time, writer RAM, who has been writing cross-reviews with Takita from Argentina, participates for the first time, and Maririn makes a comeback after nearly 10 years since 2016🎉 From the magically unhinged Geese, the overwhelming expressiveness of Kazumi Nikaido, to artists like KISS […]
There are bands that are difficult to describe in one word when asked, “What kind of music do you play?” the hatch from Sapporo is exactly that kind of band. Just when you think it’s intense hardcore, beautiful piano resonates, and Latin rhythms move your body. Their new album『333』has become an album where their chaos […]