Nineties Revisited: The Day You Come

Original video located here. Accessed 10th July 2018

Song title: The Day You Come

Artist: Powderfinger

Year: 1998

Why I like this song:

For a long time, i have viewed Powderfinger as being in the same boat as Nirvana: That band that people view as the 'be-all-end-all' so everyone else may as well give up now.

But I do maintain a soft spot for this song because I remember hearing ti for the first time back in 1998 and it hitting me like a bullet right between the eyes. It's a comment of racism and frustration that still applies to this day. And those vocals in the climax....

The Asian Connection: Yakitori

Original video located here. Accessed 9th July 2018

Song title: Yakitori

Artist: Yoko Kanno

Year: 2003

Why I like this song:

Another standout track to the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex OST and a firm reminder of how the damn thing went hard as. Indeed, I recall nicknaming this as 'the seven minute guitar solo'.
Not much else to say really: it rocks hard and features some stunning dynamics. 

Choon of the Month: Nobody

Original video located here. Accessed 29th June 2018

Song title: Nobody

Artist: Mitski

Year: 2018

Why I like this song:

This is quite an unsettling song: The lyrical content is quite clearly someone having a breakdown yet the music behind it is quite funky.
But it's exactly it's unhinged nature that makes it so compelling. 

This Song Rocks: Empty

Original video located here. Accessed 22nd June 2018

Song title: Empty

Artist: Matilda Duncan

Year: 2018

Why I like this song:

Simple but with some great guitar work and some hard-hitting lyrics. The  build to the climax is the icing on the cake.

The Asian Connection: Platinum

Original video located here. Accessed 8th December 2019

Song title: Platinum

Artist: Maaya Sakamoto

Year: 1998

Why I like this song:

Trying to top Catch You Catch Me may be a monumental task but this song certainly gives it a red-hot go. 
Very much a representation of it's parent series. And, much like Sakura herself, if the first opening was youthful enthusiasm then this is said enthusiasm tempered with wisdom and experience. 

Choon of the Month: Magnetise

Original video located here. Accessed 28th May 2018

Song title: Essie Holt

Artist: Magnetise

Year: 2018

Why I like this song:

Beautiful use of synths and vocal effects. 
Kinda gives off the idea of travelling through space (doubt if that was the intention but still..._)

The Asian Connection: Onna No Ko Otoko No Ko

Original video located here. Accessed 7th May 2018

Song title: Onna No Ko Otoko No Ko

Artist: Yuko Ogura

Year: 2004

Why I like this song:

Its cute, as has been a lot of other jpop I've mentioned on this blog, but at the same time there is a degree of nastiness in the lyrics (especially in the English version courtesy of Funimation). And its that juxtaposition that makes the song so interesting.