New album: Cheeky, squeaky, funky, refreshingly fun, but also full of clever irony and a feminist flavour , the Japanese girl pop quartet return their fourth, and self-titled LP, a follow-up to last 2021’s WINK, with a retro synth-pop style
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Album review: Cheeky, squeaky and quirky pop from the Japanese quartet of Mana, Kana, Yuuki, and Yuna from following their previous LPs Punk and Pink which were much more, punk, Wink has a theme of feeling uninhibited and free
Read moreNew albums: Karen O & Danger Mouse, Cinematic Orchestra, Stephen Malkmus, Nilüfer Yanya, Uranium Club, Chai, Kathryn Tickell, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Low Life, Dwight Trible
This week’s selection includes a collaboration between the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer and Danger Mouse, plus The Cinematic Orchestra, Stephen Malkmus going electronic, and original sounding pop from Nilüfer Yanya
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