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Sounds like:
Luna Li,
Vashti Bunyan,
Mid-Air Thief
By
Vinay_R01
on
Feb 10, 2025
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This song lifts and creates an ethereal feel. Whether you speak Japanese or not, you can hear the raw emotion in her voice. The roominess of the production allows you to sit with the space and the music, whilst the...
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2

Sounds like:
The 1975,
AQUILO,
James Blunt,
Bastille
By
Giuseppe Vagali
on
Oct 14, 2024
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Do you fancy bouncing to words you do not understand at all, but sound incredibly vibrant, colourful & careless about the mess going outside your window? "Bunny Girl" is the only acceptable answer!Published by ...
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3

Sounds like:
Yoasobi,
Lilas Ikuta,
Kroi
By
Matthew Carrasquillo
on
Oct 11, 2024
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If you're someone who is a fan of anime. Then you've probably heard of Dandadan which is a series that is so wild and insane it's best to go in completely blind. But One thing you should know going into it is that ...
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4

Sounds like:
ODESZA,
Slow Magic,
Flume
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Nov 4, 2022
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About a month ago I picked up on Moguta's debut single, "Koto Moon." It's an ODESZA-inspired, Japanese-influenced future bass track that tickled all the right notes for me.Flash forward a month and the Japanese pro...
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5

Sounds like:
Toro Y Moi,
Vulfpeck,
Mocky
By
Stacy Klein
on
Jul 26, 2021
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I am such a sucker for nostalgia-drenched ‘70’s-style retro synths. Add to that a heavy Japanese city pop influence and a dash of elevator music with a sprinkle of soul, and you have Ginger Root’s “Juban District”....
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6

By
Jami Selikow
on
Apr 9, 2021
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"Conscious" - aware of and responding to one's surroundings."Edge" - the outside limit of an object, area, or surface.While I may not know what a conscious edge is, I do know that I am now aware of and responding ...
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7

Sounds like:
Sky Ferreira,
Allie X,
Jaguar Jonze
By
Jami Selikow
on
Apr 24, 2020
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After stumbling acrossJaguar Jonze, I was watching her live on Instagram where one of her fans mentioned Rina Sawayama. And, cue blog post:Three flags - the Pride Flag, the Flag of Japan, and the British Flag - han...
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8

Sounds like:
Shintaro Sakamoto,
Tatsuro Yamashita
By
Dylan Heneck
on
Aug 24, 2018
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Off the bat critique here, it's too short. That's a backhanded compliment though. It begs the question, would an entire Mac DeMarco EP in Japanese do well?
Yes it would, and the artwork looks like an orgy. The black squiggle is clearly giving the ye...
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