[Music Monthly #8] May 2022 Issue

"Phonon Worm | True Face"

I think, as long as we are listening to indie music, we must have gone through a period of time, fascinated by the melody line of Post-Rock and unable to extricate ourselves for a long time.

Phonon Worm is one of many excellent post-rock bands. They formed a group in 2008 and released their first album "Midnight City" in 2012. Later, they could be seen in major music festivals one after another. New songs can be heard on the new stage, but there has been no news of the release of new works, and even the group was temporarily suspended.

In this way, after ten years, finally on April 7, 2022 this year, a new album "True Face" was released. The songs are very inspiring, and each song is like a piece of music written in notes. The poems that start and turn together, immersed in it, sometimes quiet and lonely, sometimes crazy, just like the chirping of insects, always growing silently in daily life, burning life and blooming in the best season, it is a very good work, worthy of Savor.

"Ideal Bastard | Off/On"

The ideal bastard is the first time I heard a newly developed band this month. Their music style is probably folk-pop, with a touch of light rock. They have moving voices and moving arrangements. The audience is immersed in the emotion of the song, and as soon as they hear the prelude and the voice of the lead singer, they know that I have found another great band that makes people feel like seeing each other late. It should be enough for me to listen to it for a while!

When I checked their information, I found out that there is a doctor and two pharmacists among their members. In 2018, the two songs "Planet" and "I Love You Not Because of the Sunny Weather" in the album were released in StreetVoice's annual popularity. The song chart occupies two of the top three. It is really not easy to be able to take into account the busy work of the hospital and continue to produce such moving music.

Their new album "Turn Off / On" was released on April 21, 2022. The album with the same name was instantly killed on May 28. It is a very popular band, looking forward to their future development.

"Spring ねむり | Spring Fires"

春ねむり(Haru Nemuri) is a Japanese full-time singer-songwriter. In addition to singing, her songs also combine some poetry and rap. When the mood is up, there are also some roaring emotions. The style of music is quite unique, combining rock, pop, hip-hop. , electronic music, and even some elements of punk, hardcore, etc. are all arranged together. Such special music is music that I have never heard before, which deeply attracts me.

It seems that at a certain music festival four or five years ago, an unremarkable small stage saw this Japanese singer. Because the style was too unique and strong, after going back to check her music, she followed it silently.

Until recently, I saw that she released her new album "Spring Fire" on April 22, 2022. The total duration of this album is 1 hour and 2 minutes, with a total of 21 fully composed albums, such a high-yield and unique album. , I recommend it to everyone to try it out.

《LUCKY TAPES | BITTER!》

LUCKY TAPES is a Japanese band. Their new album "BITTER!" was released on April 27, 2022. The new album is full of many delayed beats, which makes their songs sound sometimes light and sometimes lazy Lazy, jazz retro and fashionable city-pop is quite fascinating. It is very suitable to have a drink on a quiet night, and spend a good night under the interweaving of wine and music.

The first time I heard that they were the MV for this song, it was actually shot in Taiwan, and it was amazing to have a lot of Taiwanese elements in it in just a few minutes!

It's just about to enter the graduation season recently. This song "22" describes the age of just leaving the campus and entering the society. Facing various unknown challenges, the moment full of expectations and fear of being hurt, the camera records the dancers shuttle in the lively and On the streets with a bit of a dangerous atmosphere, you can also spy on the bright and quiet nights in the streets and alleys of downtown Taipei, as if it is the mood of a newcomer in society.

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