I'm not about to purport to have any firsthand knowledge, or even a rudimentary awareness of Japanese indie rock and/or so called "J-Pop" in general. In fact, my only entry for a Japanese artist,
The Playmates, stretches all the way back to 2008 for their stupefyingly impressive
Short Wave album. It's not so much a matter of prejudice, rather utter lack of exposure that would point to a deficit of music from the nation with that nice, plump red dot on their flag.
Sunnychar were a coed five-piece from Tokyo, whose chipper punk-pop conveniently brings to mind one of the only Japanese acts I am notably familiar with, Shonen Knife. On what is presumably their only stateside release, Sunnychar ooze vivacious charm and vigor, decked out in harmonies and cutesy pizazz that only a female-fronted combo from the Land of the Rising Sun could so capably deliver, particularly on the leadoff cut, "You're My Battery." Two more originals ensue, as does a cover of Yoko Ono's "Sisters O Sisters."
01. You're My Battery
02. My Little Girl
03. Sisters O Sisters
04. La-vi La-vi
Hear
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Thanks for the post - I've got this already in vinyl (so that's at least two sales!) but this will save me trying to dig it out.
they had a cool track on the Slice of Lemon comp, too (which actually led me to pick up this EP). thanks for posting it!
You're welcome. Just FYI my copy had a lot of pops and snaps, but I was able to remove the bulk of them.
There's a "Complete Collection" CD available in Japan (though I think it's out-of-print now) which has 14 tracks including the tracks from this EP.
I love that EP. I got it in a bargain bin at a record store in Ottawa that was closing (along with a Potatomen 45).
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