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Why the Word “Soulrabaya” Was Born — Thee Marloes on Their Second Album “We just do what feels natural to us” — so why did a band that says this end up being discovered by a prestigious New York label, and how did their music reach listeners around the world? Thee Marloes, a trio from […]
“We are not clowns.” That single line may say everything there is to say about The Parade. Based in Sweden, they released their debut album 『City of Dreams』 without ever sharing a clear artist photo or revealing who they are. A pub, a darts match, a woman’s voice singing along to a song long after […]
“I once whispered it almost like a wish — that I hoped to perform in Japan someday — and before I knew it, it had come true.” It was a chance encounter with members of the Japanese band bed that set the wheels in motion for molar system’s first visit to Japan. This Seoul-based indie […]
Strange Fruit Return After a Decade with New EP “Drips” Jakarta’s electronic band Strange Fruit release their long-awaited EP ‘Drips’ on April 3, 2026, marking their first new music in ten years. Spanning acid house, ambient, shoegaze and rave across nine tracks, the EP also features remixes by Tom Furse (The Horrors), Jonathan Kusuma, and […]
deary is a dream pop trio based in London. Blending shoegaze, dream pop, and trip-hop sensibilities into something disciplined, harmonious, and dignified, they release their debut album 『Birding』 on London’s prestigious independent label Bella Union. An interview that confronts deary and their debut album head-on: the roots of a band forged through childhood solitude and […]
Hakubungo, a solo unit from Okinawa, has re-released their 2015 debut work 『Kosaten EP』 on the BELONG Media / A-indie YouTube channel, marking the recording’s tenth anniversary. All five tracks, born from an extremely lo-fi home recording setup, occupy a genre all their own — Showa-era Japanese poetry reminiscent of はっぴいえんど sitting in unlikely harmony […]
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. […]
Singer-songwriter Kanayo, originally from Kagawa Prefecture, will digitally release her 1st full album 『Fairytale』on February 25, 2026. Kanayo is an artist who draws influence from classical music, jazz, film scores, and Nordic sounds, constructing a sonic world through her crystalline voice that feels like stepping inside a picture book. She covers artists ranging from Thom […]
French newcomer addebenji is dropping their debut album 『Miroir』 early on Bandcamp this Saturday, February 14th. The 10-track collection could be described as ambient hip-hop, weaving together pop, progressive, dance, and lo-fi elements across beat-driven soundscapes. Streaming platforms will get the album on Friday, February 27th, 2026. The album also got an early listen in […]
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 […]