Breathy vocals, chilled beats and bass, experimental tones and synths, a myriad of percussions, strange lyrics and krautrock influences. The Brighton, England based band, with a name taken from The Karate Kid and influenced by Neu! and Talking Heads, has a very distinct post punk taste reminiscent of Ratatat-meets-LCD Soundsystem-meets-Hot Chip. They mix into the indie electro but don’t stray too far from the traditional guitar, bass, drums rock trio distancing themselves from a sound similar to M83 or Maps. These guys landed on my radar when I picked up when of their songs (Dishwasher) from a playlist I found online and around the same time discovering that they are on tour with the band from my previous post, School of Seven Bells. If you are looking for something a little funky, lounge-y without getting too techno that you can sway to definitely check out Fujiya & Miyagi. They have two albums out Transparent Things and Lightbulbs.
-Alx
Quick shout out to anyone in the greater Boston/Cambridge area, Fujiya & Miyagi will be playing at the Paradise in Boston on the 15th of Feb with School of Seven Bells, I’ll be there and you should too. Tickets available on LiveNation.
MP3| Dishwasher – Fujiya & Miyagi
MP3| Pterodactyls – Fujiya & Miyagi
MP3| Photocopier – Fujiya & Miyagi
