These Japanese Dudes Are Really Going Nuts With Old Tape Machines
Plus an exuberant rap ode to a classic video game heroine, ambient music that makes the outside world sound a little gentler, and more
Five Songs is a weekly series for paid Hearing Things subscribers in which we each choose a new song we like and write about why we can’t stop listening to it. These are tracks that speak to us in particular, and we have a good feeling they will speak to you, too.
This week we’ve got a Must Hear track from a Japanese group that turn reel-to-reel tape machines into bowed instruments (you really need to see them do this), along with an adventurous anthem inspired by Ms. Pac-Man, a weary post-prison rap track that toggles between dark humor and emotional realness, an ambient lullaby that sounds like the best hike ever, and a touching all-timer from Neko Case. Thanks for listening.
