MUST WATCH: Coastlands by Old Lacy Bed

Old Lacy Bed, one of my recent fave Japanese indiepop bands, just released an adorable video for their track Coastlands.

Boyish

KONICHIWA! You guys should check out this awesome shoegaze/indiepop band from Tokyo called Boyish. I included one of their songs in my previous must-listen playlist and I think they deserve a separate post. They will be releasing their new EP With Invisible Girl soon and I have here a preview!!!

And this song below is their new single!

Visit their Soundcloud for more of their music.

BAND CRUSH: Old Lacy Bed

Since I'm still hung-up with my previous Nippon-inspired post, lemme share this all-girl indiepop band from Nagoya, Japan called Old Lacy Bed which reminds me of The Autocollants. I think they will be releasing a single under Dufflecoat Records soon. Here's fave from their current releases.

FILM: Hirokazu Koreeda's Nobody Knows

Just finished re-watching Hirokazu Koreeda's Nobody Knows and it's one of the most depressing films I've ever watched. Nobody Knows was about four children abandoned by their mother in a small Tokyo apartment and the film shows how these poor kids survived the challenges of being on their own. Why do Japanese love making bittersweet films? I thought it was a feel-good movie. But towards the end, something just happened that made my world crashed. So sad I wanna cry (no not really.) It was a such nice film, though. I love the naturalistic feel- very minimal and stoic. It feels like you're really there with actors. Nobody Knows was an official selection in 2004 Cannes Film Festival and Yûya Yagira won the Best Actor award.