P.Pole: info @ the P.Pole 03.22.07

Thursday, March 22, 2007

info @ the P.Pole 03.22.07

4 artists I recently discovered:

Jem ("24" from the Finally Woken, thanks Gears of War OST)
The Pillows ("Mighty Lovers" from My Foot)
OK Go ("A Million Ways" from Oh No, thanks to Henry)
Rie Fu ("Life is Like a Boat" from the Bleach OST, thanks to Amy)

Jem comes across as a harder sounding Frou Frou/Imogen Heap with more rock elements instead of synth. The Pillows, although terribly old according to Adwin, sound like a version of Asian Kung Fu Generation without the random non-single tracks that suck. Sorry to all AKFG fans out there, but really, I'm not a fan of the crap filler tracks on their albums. OK Go sounds like a nice break from the usual and plays well into my alternative, funky musical side. Rie Fu is there simply because... Bleach. C'mon! And she sounds decent in English which is surprising considering the other Japanese speaking artists out there. Not too much to look at but that's not what a singer is about, right?

Labels: info, Music

Thoughts:

00:30, blkmage:: No wonder Rie Fu sounded familiar, she also did a Gundam SEED Destiny ending.
17:16, Addone:: Correction: AKFG sounds like The Pillows, not the other way round... ^o)

Also, if you listen to Rie Fu for hours upon end...her voice eventually becomes very boring. However, one enjoyable trait of a few of her songs is how she constantly switches from Jap to Eng to Jap etc.