Moe, Lucy, Azu and Izumi like to stick their
tongues out and have been making a wonderful racket in Tokyo
since 2006. Their latest mini album was produced by rock god
Kenichi Asai. Out now: 26times (FlyingStar Records)
Kate (vocals) and Shige (sound) top up a pop-rock
approach with flourishes of psychedelic and ambient and a zest
for fashion and life. Out now: Welcome to sha la la la la (July
Records)
Tim (samplers, laptop, flute) is Swiss and
Puma Mimi (vocals) is Japanese. Headed to electronica
showcase Sonar Festival later this year, they’ve promised to rock
it
up
for
Saiko.
Out now: Turn the Page (stattmusik.ch/kompakt.fm)
Fresh from another South by Southwest performance, Bo-Peep become the only band to return from the original Rock Chick bill. Mika, Ryoko and Take's live shows are febrile rock affairs cranked to eleven—with luck they'll perform songs off their forthcoming new album Vibe.
Mio and co began by tearing up the live house scene in
Nagoya and now Tokyo. World domination next? Out now: Get
some lack to be punky (One By One Records)