Boyz & Girl - Watchout! Akily Is Dead
Trying to upload mp3s to tumblr instantly reminded me of the all reasons I hate tumblr with the fury of a thousand sonsofbitches. I’m going to just upload mp3s to my youtube account from now on so if you’re reading this from the dashboard you’ll need to go to my URL at http://www.ilovescifi.net to view.
Anyways, when I went on my White Wabbit/Simon adventure the other day I had Simon pick out a few records of Taiwanese bands for me to buy. I’m slowly making my way through them but the Boyz & Girl record caught my ear.
It seemed like every other album on the wall of Taiwanese bands had the word Shoegaze in the description or would mention The Jesus and Mary Chain/My Bloody Valentine on the blurb. I love all three so I was totally game.
But real talk: The few bands Taiwanese bands I found during visits to Taiwan in the late 90s/early 00’s were mediocre in the “Awwww, isn’t that cute. Good try!” way that bands from foreign countries without established music scenes tend to churn out, quality wise. Like kids in Jr. High mimicking their favorite bands. I wasn’t expecting too much because I am a condescending American jackass.
But holy hell this shit?
I am so down.
