Being two of the most significant bands in the current underground Japanese emo scene, and being Raft Records label mates, yubiori and Acle coming together for a split was a no-brainer. Acle helped to popularize what I'd consider Japan's equivalent to the west's 5th wave with their debut EP, 'Cling to the Past,' in 2019. Built from that blueprint, yubiori went on to release my personal favorite Japanese emo record ever in 2022 with their self-titled album. I'm mentioning this not just to ... read more

𝒩𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓂𝑒𝒶𝓃𝓉

Yum, some new midwest emo to munch on.

Parannoul has really opened up a world of great music to me. I've never heard of either of these artists before, but it seems they're quite significant among the japanese underground crowd. Either way, they're impressing me with their natural progressions, effective production and evocative compositions.

I'm not crazy about the vocals all the time though, and the instrumentation is pretty standard for the most part. An example of this is the first ... read more

H1DD3N_1N_TH3_ST4T1C

Shoutout da goat @Dalton for bringing this to my attention.

Brief Review: Japanese Midwest Emo my absolute beloved. Never heard of either of these guys before, but after listening to this, I am immediately adding both of their stuff to my Apple Music, cause this shit is GASSSSS! 2 amazing artists coming together to make some amazing art together, you absolutely love to see it!

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Skyler

This was a really cool listen and I enjoyed it. Nothing stellar or stand-out-ish, but all four tracks were solidly listenable.

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jules🧼

FAVORITE TRACK: sleep tight

LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: None

Thank you for recommending this, Dalton; I'm a huge fan. The build-up on these tracks are some of the best I've heard in emo this year. radiation cooling (放射冷却) and sleep tight swell to these overwhelmingly beautiful guitar riffs that I can't get enough of. I especially love the instrumentals Acle brings to this; their very twinkly sounding guitar creates these really pretty and captivating intros that hook you ... read more