Indie Corner Week 3: BabySitter

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BabySitter are a four-member female band from Nagoya that started in 2015 that came together during a high school festival performance. They modeled themselves after similar bands such as SCANDAL and SHISHAMO. Vocalist and guitarist Yui writes her music with a pop style and elevates it to be much more in tune with the band energy and natural performance. "ボクのうた" ("Boku no Uta") is a prime example of this.

Currently, BabySitter has two singles: "スーパーヒーロー" ("Super Hero"), which was released in 2016; and their second single, "ボクのうた", which was released in October of 2017. "ボクのうた" has shown major success, being Nagoya’s Tower Records number one single over 20 consecutive weeks--and still going as of this writing.

You can checkout “ボクのうた” below!

BabySitter is comprised of Yui (vocals and guitar),

Rio (lead guitar),

Mai (bass),

Miku (drums).

Indie Corner Week 2: Kasa

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Three-member band Kasa, formed in August of 2017, expresses singer and songwriter Rui Ogawa’s intention of writing lyrics that uplift listeners. While she brings a warm sound to her voice, she wants to harmonize with a nostalgic melody which the band provides. This is very evident in their song “22”, which features a melody that one can drift away to.

Currently, Kasa has only one single released titled "Prism/AM5:00", with another planned for June. You can follow them on Twitter and check out their site here

Kasa is comprised of Rui Ogawa (vocals & guitar)

 Cho Masayan (drums)

 and Ryo Komiya (bass).

You can check out their song "22" below!

 

Indie Corner Week 1: Emerald

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Formed in 2011, Emerald is a five--occasionally six--member band that classifies as jazz and neo-soul. It wants to transcend what Japanese pop currently is. Lead vocalist Yosuke Nakano’s voice is just simply mesmerizing with how soothing it is and harmonizes very well with his bandmates. The instrumental beat jives very well without over-saturation. You can put yourself at ease by giving this group a listen.

Currently, Emerald has released two albums: Nostalgic Parade back in September of 2014, and their second album, Pavlov City, released in October 2017. Pavlov City was picked up on the Tokyo Rising playlist on Spotify. For 2018 they will be participating in Sakito festival and hope to continue giving their all and hoping that you feel the vibes as well.

You can follow them on Twitter and on their official site

Emerald consist of Nakano Yosuke / Vocal 

Nakamura Tatsuto / Keyboards 

Takagi Akira / Drums 

Fujii Satoshi / Bass 

Isono Yoshitaka / Guitar 

Fujii Kenji / Manipulator(Support)